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Volume 9
Issue 1, January 2018
47 articles
Open Access Research
A tale of two tails: asymmetry in Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Reuven Yosef, Anna Maria Kubicka, Martin Brandsma, Piotr Tryjanowski
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0094-1
Published: 08 January 2018
2018, 9 (1): 1
Downloads: 25 | Views: 604 | PDF (533 KB)
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The phylogeny of francolins (Francolinus, Dendroperdix, Peliperdix and Scleroptila)and spurfowls (Pternistis) based on chick plumage (Galliformes: Phasianidae)
Johann H van Niekerk, Tshifhiwa G Mandiwana-Neudani
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0093-2
Published: 08 January 2018
2018, 9 (1): 2
Downloads: 9 | Views: 452 | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Temperature effect on luteinizing hormone secretion of Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) and Great Tit (Parus major) in China
Lijun Gao, Jing Gao, Shuping Zhang
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0095-8
Published: 12 January 2018
2018, 9 (1): 3
Downloads: 17 | Views: 597 | PDF (465.5 KB)
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Karyotypes and recombination patterns of the Common Swift (Apus apus Linnaeus, 1758) and Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758)
Lyubov Malinovskaya, Elena Shnaider, Pavel Borodin, Anna Torgasheva
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0096-7
Published: 02 February 2018
2018, 9 (1): 4
Downloads: 9 | Views: 402 | PDF (699.6 KB)
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The breeding biology of endemic Spectacled Parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillatus) in Lianhuashan National Nature Reserve, Gansu Province, China
Lijun Chen, Lei Zhu, Yunbiao Hu, [...], Pengfei Liu, Nan Lyu, Yuehua Sun << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0097-6
Published: 08 February 2018
2018, 9 (1): 5
Downloads: 15 | Views: 406 | PDF (911.4 KB)
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Contribution of citizen science towards cryptic species census: "many eyes" define wintering range of the Scaly-sided Merganser in mainland China
Qing Zeng, Qian Wei, Guangchun Lei
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0098-5
Published: 26 February 2018
2018, 9 (1): 6
Downloads: 13 | Views: 436 | PDF (1.2 MB)
Open Access Research
Species distribution modeling in regions of high need and limited data: waterfowl of China
Diann J. Prosser, Changqing Ding, R. Michael Erwin, [...], Taej Mundkur, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Erle C. Ellis << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0099-4
Published: 05 March 2018
2018, 9 (1): 7
Downloads: 9 | Views: 474 | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Area, isolation, disturbance and age effects on species richness of summer waterbirds in post-mining subsidence lakes, Anhui, China
Jin-Ming Zhao, Li-Zhi Zhou
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0101-1
Published: 09 March 2018
2018, 9 (1): 8
Downloads: 14 | Views: 525 | PDF (635.9 KB)
Open Access Review
Birds of the Kangchenjunga Landscape, the Eastern Himalaya: status, threats and implications for conservation
Pratikshya Kandel, Ishana Thapa, Nakul Chettri, [...], Rebecca Pradhan Pradhan, Eklabya Sharma << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0100-2
Published: 16 March 2018
2018, 9 (1): 9
Downloads: 26 | Views: 550 | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Seasonal change in sexual differences in nestling size and survival: a framework to evaluate sex-dependent environmental sensitivity in the wild
Daisuke Nomi, Teru Yuta, Itsuro Koizumi
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0102-0
Published: 19 March 2018
2018, 9 (1): 10
Downloads: 9 | Views: 430 | PDF (758.6 KB)
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Comparison of head size and bite force in two sister species of parrotbills
Xiaodong Rao, Canchao Yang, Laikun Ma, [...], Jianwei Zhang, Wei Liang, Anders Pape Møller << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0103-z
Published: 19 March 2018
2018, 9 (1): 11
Downloads: 12 | Views: 385 | PDF (528.6 KB)
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Russet Sparrows spot alien chicks from their nests
Juan Huo, Canchao Yang, Tongping Su, [...], Wei Liang, Anders Pape Møller << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0104-y
Published: 28 March 2018
2018, 9 (1): 12
Downloads: 9 | Views: 422 | PDF (706.2 KB)
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Bird functional traits affect seed dispersal patterns of China's endangered trees across different disturbed habitats
Ning Li, Zheng Wang, Xinhai Li, Zhaohui Li
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0105-x
Published: 02 April 2018
2018, 9 (1): 13
Downloads: 17 | Views: 444 | PDF (536.3 KB)
Open Access Review
Population trends, threats, and conservation recommendations for waterbirds in China
Xiaodan Wang, Fenliang Kuang, Kun Tan, Zhijun Ma
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0106-9
Published: 28 April 2018
2018, 9 (1): 14
Downloads: 42 | Views: 922 | PDF (592.4 KB)
Open Access Research
Migration departure strategies of shorebirds at a final pre-breeding stopover site
Kun Tan, Chi-Yeung Choi, Hebo Peng, [...], David S. Melville, Zhijun Ma << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0108-7
Published: 18 May 2018
2018, 9 (1): 15
Downloads: 9 | Views: 449 | PDF (1 MB)
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Food preferences by birds using bird-feeders in winter: a large-scale experiment
Piotr Tryjanowski, Anders Pape Møller, Federico Morelli, [...], Piotr Indykiewicz, Piotr Zduniak, Łukasz Myczko << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0111-z
Published: 18 May 2015
2018, 9 (1): 16
Downloads: 35 | Views: 660 | PDF (639.8 KB)
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Spatial distribution of display sites of Grey Peacock-pheasant in relation to micro-habitat and predators during the breeding season
Somying Thunhikorn, Matthew J. Grainger, PhilipJ.K. McGowan, Tommaso Savini
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0107-8
Published: 21 May 2018
2018, 9 (1): 17
Downloads: 20 | Views: 494 | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Status and distribution changes of the endangered Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus) in China over the past three decades (1990s-2017)
Dejun Kong, Fei Wu, Pengfei Shan, [...], Jianyun Gao, Dao Yan, Weixiong Luo, Xiaojun Yang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0110-0
Published: 23 May 2018
2018, 9 (1): 18
Downloads: 32 | Views: 526 | PDF (905 KB)
Open Access Methodology
A new methodology for computing birds'3D home ranges
Alessandro Ferrarini, Giuseppe Giglio, Stefania Caterina Pellegrino, [...], Anna Grazia Frassanito, Marco Gustin << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0109-6
Published: 25 May 2018
2018, 9 (1): 19
Downloads: 14 | Views: 416 | PDF (826.2 KB)
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Road induced edge effects on a forest bird community in tropical Asia
Daphawan Khamcha, Richard T. Corlett, Larkin A. Powell, [...], Tommaso Savini, Antony J. Lynam, George A. Gale << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0112-y
Published: 02 June 2018
2018, 9 (1): 20
Downloads: 12 | Views: 429 | PDF (1 MB)
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Last but not the least: effects of laying sequence on egg color variation and embryonic development of Russet Sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
Juan Huo, Tongping Su, Nan Niu, [...], Canchao Yang, Wei Liang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0113-x
Published: 14 June 2018
2018, 9 (1): 21
Downloads: 12 | Views: 373 | PDF (941.9 KB)
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Overlapping breeding attempts in the Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
Janusz Stępniewski, Lucyna Halupka
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0115-8
Published: 26 June 2018
2018, 9 (1): 22
Downloads: 13 | Views: 408 | PDF (479.4 KB)
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Annual spatio-temporal migration patterns of Hooded Cranes wintering in Izumi based on satellite tracking and their implications for conservation
Chunrong Mi, Anders Pape Møller, Yumin Guo
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0114-9
Published: 12 July 2018
2018, 9 (1): 23
Downloads: 15 | Views: 466 | PDF (3.5 MB)
Open Access Methodology
Sperm collection in Black-legged Kittiwakes and characterization of sperm velocity and morphology
Ségolène Humann-Guilleminot, Pierre Blévin, Antonin Azou-Barré, [...], Agathe Yacoumas, Gabrielsen Geir Wing, Olivier Chastel, Fabrice Helfenstein << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0117-6
Published: 14 July 2018
2018, 9 (1): 24
Downloads: 15 | Views: 438 | PDF (1 MB)
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Abundance and prey capture success of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) in relation to water clarity in south-east coastal Ghana
Lars H. Holbech, Francis Gbogbo, Timothy Khan Aikins
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0116-7
Published: 16 July 2018
2018, 9 (1): 25
Downloads: 15 | Views: 442 | PDF (932.6 KB)
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The use of demersal trawling discards as a food source for two scavenging seabird species: a case study of an eastern Mediterranean oligotrophic marine ecosystem
Georgios Karris, Vlasis Ketsilis-Rinis, Anastasia Kalogeropoulou, [...], Stavros Xirouchakis, Athanasios Machias, Irida Maina, Stefanos Kavadas << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0118-5
Published: 10 August 2018
2018, 9 (1): 26
Downloads: 21 | Views: 560 | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Does nest sanitation elicit egg rejection in an open-cup nesting cuckoo host rejecter?
Tongping Su, Chanchao Yang, Shuihua Chen, Wei Liang
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0119-4
Published: 21 August 2018
2018, 9 (1): 27
Downloads: 11 | Views: 409 | PDF (581.9 KB)
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Description of the song of the Nilgiri Thrush (Zoothera[aurea]neilgherriensis) and song differentiation across the Zoothera dauma species complex
Jason T. Weir
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0121-x
Published: 23 August 2018
2018, 9 (1): 28
Downloads: 67 | Views: 509 | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Responses of early-successional songbirds to a two-stage shelterwood harvest for oak forest regeneration
Eric L. Margenau, Yong Wang, Callie J. Schweitzer, [...], Brandie K. Stringer, Eric L. Margenau, Yong Wang, Callie J. Schweitzer, Brandie K. Stringer << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0120-y
Published: 28 August 2018
2018, 9 (1): 29
Downloads: 12 | Views: 431 | PDF (2.3 MB)
Open Access Research
Park size and prey density limit occurrence of Eurasian Sparrowhawks in urban parks during winter
Claudia Schütz, Christian H. Schulze
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0122-9
Published: 20 September 2018
2018, 9 (1): 30
Downloads: 23 | Views: 680 | PDF (780 KB)
Open Access Research
On the genetic distinctiveness of tailorbirds (Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the South-east Asian mainland with the description of a new subspecies
Fuchs Jérôme, Zuccon Dario
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0123-8
Published: 25 September 2018
2018, 9 (1): 31
Downloads: 13 | Views: 484 | PDF (1.9 MB)
Open Access Review
Research advances of Galliformes since 1990 and future prospects
Shan Tian, Jiliang Xu, Jianqiang Li, [...], Zhengwang Zhang, Yong Wang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0124-7
Published: 27 September 2018
2018, 9 (1): 32
Downloads: 24 | Views: 659 | PDF (876 KB)
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Weather conditions affect spring and autumn migration of Siberian leaf warblers
Bozó László, Csörgő Tibor, Heim Wieland
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0126-5
Published: 17 October 2018
2018, 9 (1): 33
Downloads: 8 | Views: 410 | PDF (782 KB)
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Taxonomy of the White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) complex on mainland Asia and Taiwan: an integrative approach supports recognition of three instead of one species
Per Alström, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Canwei Xia, [...], Magnus Gelang, Yang Liu, Guoling Chen, Min Zhao, Yan Hao, Chao Zhao, Jian Zhao, Chengte Yao, James A. Eaton, Robert Hutchinson, Fumin Lei, Urban Olsson << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0125-6
Published: 30 October 2018
2018, 9 (1): 34
Downloads: 13 | Views: 484 | PDF (3.5 MB)
Open Access Research
Hawk mimicry does not reduce attacks of cuckoos by highly aggressive hosts
Laikun Ma, Canchao Yang, Wei Liang
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0127-4
Published: 31 October 2018
2018, 9 (1): 35
Downloads: 15 | Views: 533 | PDF (522.6 KB)
Open Access Research
Diet and habitat affinities in six raptor species in India
Satish Pande, Reuven Yosef, Federico Morelli, [...], Rajkumar Pawar, Ram Mone << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0129-2
Published: 29 October 2018
2018, 9 (1): 36
Downloads: 16 | Views: 446 | PDF (1.5 MB)
Open Access Correction
Correction to: On the genetic distinctiveness of tailorbirds (Cisticolidae: Orthotomus) from the South-east Asian mainland with the description of a new subspecies
Jérôme Fuchs, Dario Zuccon
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0128-3
Published: 01 January 2018
2018, 9 (1): 37
Downloads: 38 | Views: 300 | PDF (338.1 KB)
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Effects of vegetation strata and human disturbance on bird diversity in green areas in a city in southern Chile
Muñoz-Pedreros Andrés, González-Urrutia Marilyn, Encina-Montoya Francisco, Norambuena Heraldo V.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0130-9
Published: 16 September 2018
2018, 9 (1): 38
Downloads: 19 | Views: 588 | PDF (1.5 MB)
Open Access Research
Food restriction decreases BMR, body and organ mass, and cellular energetics, in the Chinese Bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis)
Yiying Zhang, Ke Yang Yang, Peipei Yang, [...], Yingshi Su, Weihong Zheng, Jinsong Liu << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0131-8
Published: 21 November 2018
2018, 9 (1): 39
Downloads: 19 | Views: 525 | PDF (965.4 KB)
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Effects of breeding success, age and sex on breeding dispersal of a reintroduced population of the Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) in Ningshan County, China
Dong Dong, Xinping Ye, Zhong Lin, [...], Xia Li, Min Li, Huaqiang Wang, Xiaoping Yu << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0132-7
Published: 01 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 40
Downloads: 15 | Views: 466 | PDF (567.9 KB)
Open Access Research
Long-lived birds suffer less from oxidative stress
Canwei Xia, Anders Pape Møller
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0133-6
Published: 06 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 41
Downloads: 21 | Views: 466 | PDF (786.1 KB)
Open Access Research
Seasonal increase of nest height of the Silver-throated Tit (Aegithalos glaucogularis): can it reduce predation risk?
Haohui Guan, Ye Wen, Pengcheng Wang, [...], Lei Lv, Jiliang Xu, Jianqiang Li << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0135-4
Published: 07 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 42
Downloads: 7 | Views: 422 | PDF (929.2 KB)
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A potential distribution map of wintering Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain, China
An An, Yong Zhang, Lei Cao, [...], Qiang Jia, Xin Wang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0134-5
Published: 10 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 43
Downloads: 14 | Views: 534 | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Sequential vigilance is unpredictable in reproductive Black-necked Cranes
Yuhang Li, Le Yang, Yunchao Luo, [...], Yiqian Wu, Zhongqiu Li << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0137-2
Published: 10 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 44
Downloads: 15 | Views: 409 | PDF (552.6 KB)
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First complete genome sequence in Arborophila and comparative genomics reveals the evolutionary adaptation of Hainan Partridge (Arborophila ardens)
Chuang Zhou, Shuai Zheng, Xue Jiang, [...], Wei Liang, Megan Price, Zhenxin Fan, Yang Meng, Bisong Yue << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0136-3
Published: 13 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 45
Downloads: 30 | Views: 478 | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Variability among autumn migration patterns of Mongolian Common Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna)
Xin Wang, Lei Cao, Nyambayar Batbayar, Anthony David Fox
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0138-1
Published: 14 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 46
Downloads: 9 | Views: 325 | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Conservation genetics of a resident population of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) at the southernmost limit of the species' distribution in Europe
Anastasios Bounas, Giorgos Catsadorakis, Annita Logotheti, [...], Berend Voslamber, Antonios Magoulas, Dimitris Tsaparis << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-018-0139-0
Published: 21 December 2018
2018, 9 (1): 47
Downloads: 17 | Views: 485 | PDF (1.3 MB)