the support of the Zoological Survey of Pakistan,and the Wildlife and Parks Department of Punjab for their assistance in this research。
The Asian Houbara(Chlamydotis macqueenii),a vulnerable species,is under significant threat from habitat degradation and anthropogenic pressures in Pakistan's arid landscapes.This study addresses the urgent need for co...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32171528);Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20221180).
Duck species are important vectors for seed dispersal of many plants,contributing significantly to the regeneration of wetland plant communities.However,research on the temporal changes in diet and the dynamics and di...
Although urbanization poses various threats to avifauna,some bird species,including Mallards(Anas platyrhynchos),choose towns and cities as their wintering habitats,possibly due to favourable temperatures and abundant...
Funding for lesser kestrels tagging was provided by Iberdrola Espana Foundation(MIGRA program of SEO/BirdLife),GREFA(supported by Ministerio para la Transicion Ecologica y Reto Demografico,Junta de Castilla-La Mancha and SEITT,s.a.),Cordoba Zoo,Alcala de Henares Municipality,and Global Nature Foundation within the LIFE Project"Steppe Farming"(LIFE15417NAT/ES/000734);Lina Lopez-Ricaurte has received financial support through the"La Caixa"INPhINIT Fellowship Grant for Doctoral studies at Spanish Research Centres of Excellence,"La Caixa"Banking Foundation,Barcelona,Spain.In Andalucia tags were funded byKESTRELS MOVE"project(ref:CGL201679249 P)(AEI/FEDER,UE);At the time of analyses and writing,this study was supported by projects MERCURIO(ref:PID2020-421115793GB)(AEI/FEDER,UE);SUMHAL European Regional Development Fund4(ref:LIFEWATCH-2019-09-CSIC-13)(MICINN,POPE 2014-2020).
Migratory connectivity describes the linkage between breeding and nonbreeding sites,having major ecological implications in birds:1 season influence the success of an individual or a population in the following season...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation for the Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province of China(grant no.KJ 2021A0246).
The gut microbiota of migratory waterbirds is affected by various complex factors,including cross-species transmission,which increases the risk of pathogen spreading among sympatric animals and poses a potential publi...
funded by the Poyang Lake Water Conservancy Project Office of the Department of Water Resources,Jiangxi Province,China(KT201537);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32360285);the National Geographic Air and Water Con-servation Fund(GEFC07-15).
For migratory waterbirds,the quality of wintering habitat is related to spring migration and successful breeding in the next year.The availability of food resources in the habitat is critical and varies within water l...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32360142).
Extreme droughts are increasing in frequency and severity globally as a result of climate change.Developing understanding of species’responses to drought is crucial for their conservation,especially in regions experi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 32100400);Huangshan University Startup Project of Scientific Research (2020xkjq013);Environment Conservation Research Centre of Xin’an River Basin (kypt202002)。
Rivers are important habitats for wintering waterbirds.However,they are easily influenced by natural and human activities.An important approach for waterbirds to adapt to habitats is adjusting the activity time and en...
supported by the“National Natural Science Foundation of China”(Grant No.31801989);the Outstanding Youth Research Project of Anhui Province for Xingjia Xiang(2022AH030015).
Migratory birds travel long distance and link various pathogens.Due to habitat degradation,wintering waterfowls forage together with poultry,increasing the risk of pathogen transmission between hosts.We investigated t...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31800453);the Biodiversity Investigation,Observation and Assessment Program(2019-2023);the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China(2110404);the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(No.2022YFS0487).
Understanding the diet of threatened wildlife is vital for species-specific conservation and habitat management measures.The Red-crowned Crane(Grus japonensis)is a vulnerable bird distributed in Northeast Asia.Previou...