Raptor Resource Project Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Author Topic: New developments in the field of science  (Read 444830 times)

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2085 on: December 29, 2018, 03:01:10 PM »
Abstracts:

Nutritional Condition of Hybrid Nestlings Is Similar To That of Pure-Species Offspring of Spotted Eagles (Clanga clanga ? C. pomarina)

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-74.1

Winter Scavenging of Ungulate Carrion By Bald Eagles, Common Ravens, and Coyotes In Northern Arizona

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-93.1

Nest-Site Selection In A High-Density Colony of Burrowing Owls

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-62.1

Estimation of Population Density of Bearded Vultures Using Line-Transect Distance Sampling and Identification of Perceived Threats In the Annapurna Himalaya Range of Nepal

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-18-25.1

Nesting Success and Nest-Site Selection of White-Rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) In Western Maharashtra, India

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-26.1
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2086 on: December 29, 2018, 03:02:19 PM »
Abstract: Activity Budgets, Foraging Behavior, and Diet of White-Tailed Kites (Elanus leucurus) During Breeding and Nonbreeding Seasons In the Argentine Pampas

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3356/JRR-17-54.1
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2087 on: December 29, 2018, 03:04:09 PM »
(Couldn't access any info, except references, on this title.)

Successful Renesting After Brood Loss by Southern Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus)

http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.3356/JRR-17-67.1
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2088 on: December 31, 2018, 09:15:05 PM »
10 bird facts that sound fake but are true

https://www.thisisinsider.com/interesting-bird-facts-2018-12

Related:

T. Rex Linked to Chickens, Ostriches

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/t-rex-linked-to-chickens-ostriches-180940877/

Osprey - Diet and Foraging

https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/osprey/foodhabits

Parasitic Jaeger

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/parasitic-jaeger

HUMMINGBIRDS of Chamizal National Memorial

https://www.nps.gov/cham/learn/nature/upload/Hummingbirds-of-Chamizal_english.pdf

Bearded Vulture

http://wwf.panda.org/our_work/wildlife/profiles/birds/bearded_vulture/

The function of the cosmetic coloration of bearded vultures: when art imitates life

http://gypaetus.com/fotos/pdf/margalida1.pdf

Really Strange Birds

https://books.google.com/books?id=MdRhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=bassian+thrush+farts&source=bl&ots=BjrxK4n-Rn&sig=7Ut1mimnJC1kwACq0uXXG6Unmd0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdz-qK3cHfAhVI0KwKHQLwDh84ChDoATAGegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=bassian%20thrush%20farts&f=false

These Are The World's Weirdest Birds

https://gizmodo.com/these-are-the-worlds-weirdest-birds-1565837454

Orthographic processing in pigeons

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/09/13/1607870113.full

The Hoatzin: Misfit, Belcher, Genetic Mystery

https://www.audubon.org/news/hoatzin

Why Ravens and Crows Are Earth's Smartest Birds

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/year-of-the-bird-brains-intelligence-smarts/

The smartest bird in the world can use tools like a human, and it's amazing to watch

https://www.businessinsider.com/science-smart-black-crows-tools-food-faces-2016-8?_ga=2.145425847.2069198283.1546310765-2115224016.1546310765

Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2089 on: January 01, 2019, 01:11:35 AM »
Saint Mary's researchers studying how heavy metals hurt bald eagles

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/saint-mary-s-researchers-studying-how-heavy-metals-hurt-bald-eagles-1.4961943


Linda Campbell gathered tissue samples from the bodies of seven eagles. The samples were dried and ground before lab analysis. (Courtesy: Linda Campbell)
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2090 on: January 04, 2019, 04:48:48 PM »
Why the number of single male Magellanic penguins is rising at this breeding colony

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190103110603.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29


This is a Magellanic penguin parent feeding its chicks as its mate looks on.
Credit: Natasha Gownaris
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2091 on: January 04, 2019, 04:50:48 PM »
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2092 on: January 04, 2019, 04:57:29 PM »
Scotland's famous wildlife faces catastrophic damage from climate change: report

https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/national/17331648.scotlands-famous-wildlife-faces-catastrophic-damage-from-climate-change-report/


Handout pic of a capercaillie
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2093 on: January 05, 2019, 03:03:36 PM »
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2094 on: January 06, 2019, 11:40:19 AM »
How Trump's Wall Would Alter Our Biological Identity Forever

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-trumps-wall-would-alter-our-biological-identity-forever/?utm_medium=social%26utm_content=organic%26utm_source=twitter%26utm_campaign=SciAm_%26sf205460339=1

Nature Divided, Scientists United: US-Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/68/10/740/5057517




The five Borderlands Conservation Hotspots identified by Defenders of Wildlife, which highlight areas of high biological diversity and significant investment in conservation land and projects.
« Last Edit: January 06, 2019, 11:45:37 AM by T40cfr403 »
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2095 on: January 09, 2019, 03:10:52 PM »
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2096 on: January 09, 2019, 03:11:54 PM »
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2097 on: January 10, 2019, 01:29:44 PM »
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2098 on: January 10, 2019, 01:30:34 PM »
Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

T40cfr403

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14605
Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2099 on: January 10, 2019, 05:04:58 PM »
I did a "bald eagle" search on the American Ornithological Society Journals' new website for the "The Auk" and "The Condor" publications. The search returned over 200 articles, some from the '30s, '40s and '60s.

Search results:  https://academic.oup.com/aosjournals/search-results?page=1&q=bald+eagle&allJournals=1&fl_SiteID=6212

A few selected articles:

In Memoriam: Gary Bortolotti, 1954?2011 - https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/128/4/798/5148625?searchresult=1

Abundance of Diurnal Raptors on Open Space Grasslands in an Urbanized Landscape - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/100/4/601/5126047?searchresult=1

Comparison of 1935 and 1940 Populations of Nesting Bald Eagles in East-Central Florida  - https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/58/3/402/5239106?searchresult=1

Concentrations of bald eagles on the Mississippi River at Hamilton, Illinois (1949) - https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/66/1/83/5213551?searchresult=1

Mate and Nest Site Fidelity in a Resident Population of Bald Eagles - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/95/4/1053/5189658?searchresult=1

Observations of Aggressive Interactions by Bald Eagles of Known Age and Sex - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/92/2/532/5185523?searchresult=1

Daily Energy Expenditure of Nestling Bald Eagles in Northern Wisconsin  - https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/103/1/175/5151394?searchresult=1

Report to moderator   Logged
Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring