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Volume 7
Issue 1, January 2016
22 articles
Open Access Research
Integrative taxonomy of the Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima) complex (Aves, Turdidae) reveals cryptic species, including a new species
Per Alström, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Chao Zhao, [...], Jingzi Xu, Shashank Dalvi, Tianlong Cai, Yuyan Guan, Ruiying Zhang, Mikhail V. Kalyakin, Fumin Lei, Urban Olsson << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0037-2
Published: 20 January 2016
2016, 7 (1): 1
Downloads: 45 | Views: 809 | PDF (14.3 MB)
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Species delimitation in the White-faced Cuckoo-dove (Turacoena manadensis) based on bioacoustic data
Nathaniel S. R. Ng, Frank E. Rheindt
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-015-0036-8
Published: 26 January 2016
2016, 7 (1): 2
Downloads: 6 | Views: 383 | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Experimental evidence for ovarian hypofunction in sparrow hybrids
Fabrice Eroukhmanoff, Melissah Rowe, Emily R. A. Cramer, [...], Fredrik Haas, Jo S. Hermansen, Anna Runemark, Arild Johnsen, Glenn-Peter Sætre << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0038-1
Published: 24 February 2016
2016, 7 (1): 3
Downloads: 14 | Views: 387 | PDF (702 KB)
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Effects of location, orchard type, laying period and nest position on the reproductive performance of Turtle Doves (Streptopelia turtur) on intensively cultivated farmland
Saâd Hanane
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0039-0
Published: 29 February 2016
2016, 7 (1): 4
Downloads: 7 | Views: 438 | PDF (1.6 MB)
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The effects of sun exposure on carotenoid accumulation and oxidative stress in the retina of the House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Matthew B Toomey, Kevin J McGraw
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0041-6
Published: 29 March 2016
2016, 7 (1): 5
Downloads: 20 | Views: 436 | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Genomic insights into hybridization in a localized region of sympatry between pewee sister species (Contopus sordidulus × C. virens) and their chromosomal patterns of differentiation
Joseph D. Manthey, Mark B. Robbins
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0040-7
Published: 29 March 2016
2016, 7 (1): 6
Downloads: 9 | Views: 436 | PDF (897.8 KB)
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The rediscovery of Strix butleri (Hume, 1878) in Oman and Iran, with molecular resolution of the identity of Strix omanensis Robb, van den Berg and Constantine, 2013
Magnus S. Robb, George Sangster, Mansour Aliabadian, [...], den Berg Arnoud B. van, Mark Constantine, Martin Irestedt, Ali Khani, Seyed Babak Musavi, João M. G. Nunes, Willson Maïa Sarrouf, Alyn J. Walsh << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0043-4
Published: 27 April 2016
2016, 7 (1): 7
Downloads: 17 | Views: 473 | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Evaluation of nest site preferences of a nest dismantler, the Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) in Dongzhai National Nature Reserve of central China
Andrew Cantrell, Lei Lv, Yong Wang, [...], Jianqiang Li, Zhengwang Zhang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0042-5
Published: 04 May 2016
2016, 7 (1): 8
Downloads: 16 | Views: 419 | PDF (619.8 KB)
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Inaccuracies in the history of a well-known introduction: a case study of the Australian House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Samuel C. Andrew, Simon C. Griffith
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0044-3
Published: 18 May 2016
2016, 7 (1): 9
Downloads: 6 | Views: 426 | PDF (736.9 KB)
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Can simple songs express useful signals for mate choice?
Nan Lyu, Jinlin Li, Yue-Hua Sun
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0045-2
Published: 14 June 2016
2016, 7 (1): 10
Downloads: 20 | Views: 447 | PDF (594.7 KB)
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Relationships between interspecific differences in the mass of internal organs, biochemical markers of metabolic activity, and the thermogenic properties of three small passerines
Minlan Bai, Xujian Wu, Kejing Cai, [...], Weihong Zheng, Jinsong Liu << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0046-1
Published: 07 June 2016
2016, 7 (1): 11
Downloads: 22 | Views: 480 | PDF (769.9 KB)
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Behavioral plasticity is not significantly associated with head volume in a wild Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) population
Qingshan Zhao, Yuehua Sun
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0048-z
Published: 09 August 2016
2016, 7 (1): 12
Downloads: 8 | Views: 423 | PDF (454.7 KB)
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Shifts in foraging behavior of wintering Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) in three different habitats at Shengjin Lake, China
Wenjing Wan, LizhiZhou, Yunwei Song
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0047-0
Published: 17 August 2016
2016, 7 (1): 13
Downloads: 15 | Views: 510 | PDF (640.5 KB)
Open Access Short Report
First record of Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) parasitism by Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) in Bangladesh
Mominul Islam Nahid, Frode Fossøy, Sajeda Begum, [...], Eivin Røskaft, Bård G. Stokke << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0049-y
Published: 23 September 2016
2016, 7 (1): 14
Downloads: 14 | Views: 378 | PDF (749.9 KB)
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Response of tropical avifauna to visitor recreational disturbances: a case study from the Sinharaja World Heritage Forest, Sri Lanka
Nilusha S. Alwis, Priyan Perera, Nihal P. Dayawansa
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0050-5
Published: 22 September 2016
2016, 7 (1): 15
Downloads: 9 | Views: 403 | PDF (754.8 KB)
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Birds caught in spider webs in Asia
Bruno A. Walther
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0051-4
Published: 19 October 2016
2016, 7 (1): 16
Downloads: 28 | Views: 412 | PDF (451.6 KB)
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Molecular phylogeny, morphology and life-history comparisons within Circus cyaneus reveal the presence of two distinct evolutionary lineages
Graham J. Etherington, Jason A. Mobley
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0052-3
Published: 21 October 2016
2016, 7 (1): 17
Downloads: 15 | Views: 438 | PDF (907.8 KB)
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Nest predators, nest-site selection and nest success of the Emei Shan Liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis), a vulnerable babbler endemic to southwestern China
Yiqiang Fu, Benping Chen, Simon D. Dowell, Zhengwang Zhang
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0054-1
Published: 24 October 2016
2016, 7 (1): 18
Downloads: 21 | Views: 572 | PDF (426.3 KB)
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Comparing post-release survival and habitat use by captive-bred Cabot's Tragopan (Tragopan caboti) in an experimental test of soft-release reintroduction strategies
Boye Liu, Li Li, Huw Lloyd, [...], Canwei Xia, Yanyun Zhang, Guangmei Zheng << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0053-2
Published: 25 October 2016
2016, 7 (1): 19
Downloads: 15 | Views: 443 | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Variation in egg and clutch size of the Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) at the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Sen Song, Jiani Chen, Bo Jiang, Naifa Liu
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0055-0
Published: 04 November 2016
2016, 7 (1): 20
Downloads: 12 | Views: 415 | PDF (419.1 KB)
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Egg-spot matching in common cuckoo parasitism of the oriental reed warbler: effects of host nest availability and egg rejection
Donglai Li, Yanan Ruan, Ying Wang, [...], Alan K. Chang, Dongmei Wan, Zhengwang Zhang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0057-y
Published: 21 November 2016
2016, 7 (1): 21
Downloads: 5 | Views: 428 | PDF (1.5 MB)
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A growing captive population erodes the wild Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) in China
Daqing Zhou, Xin Xia, Wanggu Xu, [...], Haonan Zhang, Zhedong Qian, Jun Gao, Zhi Wang, Mingkang Jiang << Fewer
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0056-z
Published: 25 November 2016
2016, 7 (1): 22
Downloads: 67 | Views: 516 | PDF (758.2 KB)