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A phylogeny of the Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes) based on mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene

Lina Wu, Yanfeng Sun, Juyong Li, [...], Yaqing Li, Yuefeng Wu, Dongming Li << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0010-5

Published: 23 March 2015

2015, 6 (1): 1

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The allometry of number of feathers in birds changes seasonally

Anders Pape Møller

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0012-3

Published: 13 February 2015

2015, 6 (1): 2

Downloads: 26 | Views: 433 |

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Muscle architecture of the forelimb of the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) (Aves: Phasianidae) and its implications for functional capacity in flight

Yan Yang, Huan Wang, Zihui Zhang

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0013-2

Published: 01 March 2015

2015, 6 (1): 3

Downloads: 23 | Views: 543 |

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Daily variation in body mass and thermoregulation in male Hwamei (Garrulax canorus) at different seasons

Lidan Zhao, Runmei Wang, Yunan Wu, [...], Mengsi Wu, Weihong Zheng, Jinsong Liu << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0011-4

Published: 15 March 2015

2015, 6 (1): 4

Downloads: 8 | Views: 441 |

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Why cuckoos should parasitize parrotbills by laying eggs randomly rather than laying eggs matching the egg appearance of parrotbill hosts?

Canchao Yang, Fugo Takasu, Wei Liang, Anders P Møller

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0014-1

Published: 01 April 2015

2015, 6 (1): 5

Downloads: 8 | Views: 344 |

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Reliability of the Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler's soft song in male-male conflict

Canwei Xia, Boye Liu, Daiping Wang, [...], Huw Lloyd, Yanyun Zhang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0015-0

Published: 15 April 2015

2015, 6 (1): 6

Downloads: 10 | Views: 440 |

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Tolerance of disturbance by humans in long-time resident and recent colonist urban doves

Jemma Gendall1, Alan Lill1, Juliey Beckman

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0018-x

Published: 01 June 2015

2015, 6 (1): 7

Downloads: 9 | Views: 396 |

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Brain size and urbanization in birds

Anders Pape Møller, Johannes Erritzøe

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0017-y

Published: 15 May 2015

2015, 6 (1): 8

Downloads: 16 | Views: 488 |

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Integrative taxonomy of the Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli complex reveals a new species from central China

Per Alström, Canwei Xia, Pamela C Rasmussen, [...], Urban Olsson, Bo Dai, Jian Zhao, Paul J Leader, Geoff J Carey, Lu Dong, Tianlong Cai, Paul I Holt, Hung Le Manh, Gang Song, Yang Liu, Yanyun Zhang, Fumin Lei << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0016-z

Published: 01 May 2015

2015, 6 (1): 9

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Bird guild loss and its determinants on subtropical land-bridge islands, China

Zhifeng Ding, Kenneth James Feeley, Huijian Hu, Ping Ding

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0019-9

Published: 15 June 2015

2015, 6 (1): 10

Downloads: 9 | Views: 481 |

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Effects of variation in food resources on foraging habitat use by wintering Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha)

Meng Zheng, Lizhi Zhou, Niannian Zhao, Wenbin Xu

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0020-3

Published: 01 July 2015

2015, 6 (1): 11

Downloads: 26 | Views: 806 |

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Identification of coastal wetlands of international importance for waterbirds: a review of China Coastal Waterbird Surveys 2005-2013

China Coastal Waterbird Census Group, Qingquan Bai, Jianzhong Chen, [...], Zhihong Chen, Guotai Dong, Jiangtian Dong, Wenxiao Dong, Wing Kan Vivian Fu, Yongxiang Han, Gang Lu, Jing Li, Yang Liu, Zhi Lin, Derong Meng, Jonathan Martinez, Guanghui Ni, Kai Shan, Renjie Sun, Suixing Tian, Fengqin Wang, Zhiwei Xu, Yat-tung Yu, Jin Yang, Zhidong Yang, Lin Zhang, Ming Zhang, Xiangwu Zeng << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0021-2

Published: 11 July 2015

2015, 6 (1): 12

Downloads: 19 | Views: 602 |

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Vocal behavior of Crested Guineafowl (Guttera edouardi) based on visual and sound playback surveys in the Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Johann H. van Niekerk

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0022-1

Published: 21 July 2015

2015, 6 (1): 13

Downloads: 12 | Views: 444 |

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The structure of mixed-species bird flocks, and their response to anthropogenic disturbance, with special reference to East Asia

Eben Goodale, Ping Ding, Xiaohu Liu, [...], Ari Martínez, Xingfeng Si, Mitch Walters, Scott K. Robinson << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0023-0

Published: 01 August 2015

2015, 6 (1): 14

Downloads: 28 | Views: 845 |

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The effects of food abundance and disturbance on foraging flock patterns of the wintering Hooded Crane (Grus monacha)

Ling Yang, Lizhi Zhou, Yunwei Song

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0024-z

Published: 12 August 2015

2015, 6 (1): 15

Downloads: 21 | Views: 481 |

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Effect of water level fluctuations on temporal-spatial patterns of foraging activities by the wintering Hooded Crane (Grus monacha)

Dongmei Zhang, Lizhi Zhou, Yunwei Song

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0026-x

Published: 05 August 2015

2015, 6 (1): 16

Downloads: 9 | Views: 465 |

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A multilocus molecular phylogeny for the avian genus Liocichla (Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae: Liocichla)

Herman L Mays Jr, Bailey D McKay, Dieter Thomas Tietze, [...], Cheng-Te Yao, Lindsey N Miller, Kathleen N Moreland, Fumin Lei << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0025-y

Published: 05 August 2015

2015, 6 (1): 17

Downloads: 30 | Views: 515 |

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Rapid increase in numbers and change of land-use in two expanding Columbidae species (Columba palumbus and Streptopelia decaocto) in Algeria

Djamel Bendjoudi, Jean-François Voisin, Salaheddine Doumandji, [...], Amel Merabet, Nassima Benyounes, Haroun Chenchouni << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0027-9

Published: 23 September 2015

2015, 6 (1): 18

Downloads: 5 | Views: 393 |

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The stoichiometric approach in determining total evaporative water loss and the relationship between evaporative and non-evaporative heat loss in two resting bird species: passerine and non-passerine

M. Gavrilov Valery

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0028-8

Published: 06 October 2015

2015, 6 (1): 19

Downloads: 24 | Views: 694 |

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Gender identification using acoustic analysis in birds without external sexual dimorphism

Ilya A. Volodin, Elena V. Volodina, Anna V. Klenova, [...], Vera A. Matrosova, Ilya A. Volodin, Elena V. Volodina, Anna V. Klenova, Vera A. Matrosova << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0033-y

Published: 13 November 2015

2015, 6 (1): 20

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Maternal lysozyme concentrations in the eggs of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in relation to breeding density and laying order

Jian Cao, Jirong Li, Wen Wang, [...], Fang Yang, Zhuo Li, Laixing Li << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0030-1

Published: 20 November 2015

2015, 6 (1): 21

Downloads: 21 | Views: 409 |