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The role of climate factors in geographic variation in body mass and wing length in a passerine bird

Yanfeng Sun, Mo Li, Gang Song, [...], Fumin Lei, Dongming Li, Yuefeng Wu << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0059-9

Published: 25 January 2017

2017, 8 (1): 1

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Waterbird use of farm dams in south-eastern Australia: abundance and influence of biophysical and landscape characteristics

Andrew J. Hamilton, Chloé Conort, Aurore Bueno, [...], Christopher G. Murray, James R. Grove << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0058-x

Published: 19 January 2017

2017, 8 (1): 2

Downloads: 13 | Views: 655 |

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Lophozonia tree cavities used for nesting by Slender-billed Parakeets (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) in the central valley of southern Chile: a potentially vanishing keystone resource

Thomas H.White Jr., Jaime E. Jiménez

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0061-x

Published: 06 February 2017

2017, 8 (1): 3

Downloads: 10 | Views: 450 |

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Development and characterization of novel microsatellite markers for the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) using RAD-seq

Biao Wang, Xuan Xie, Simin Liu, [...], Xuejing Wang, Hong Pang, Yang Liu << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0060-y

Published: 03 February 2017

2017, 8 (1): 4

Downloads: 22 | Views: 519 |

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Management factors affecting densities of common grassland birds of high elevation grasslands of eastern South Africa: Ingula as a case study

David H. Maphisa, Hanneline Smit-Robinson, Les G. Underhill, Res Altwegg

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0063-8

Published: 03 March 2017

2017, 8 (1): 5

Downloads: 12 | Views: 497 |

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Open Access Editorial

Avian Research: a valuable addition to the portfolio of ornithological journals

Yong Wang, Guangmei Zheng

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0062-9

Published: 14 February 2017

2017, 8 (1): 6

Downloads: 18 | Views: 422 |

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A revised species population estimate for the Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)

Dongping Liu, Guogang Zhang, Fengshan Li, [...], Tian Ma, Jun Lu, Fawen Qian << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0064-7

Published: 06 March 2017

2017, 8 (1): 7

Downloads: 35 | Views: 534 |

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Effect of sex, temperature, time and flock size on the diving behavior of the wintering Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)

Mingqin Shao, Bin Chen

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0067-4

Published: 29 March 2017

2017, 8 (1): 9

Downloads: 22 | Views: 480 |

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Open Access Research

Do migrant and resident species differ in the timing of increases in reproductive and thyroid hormone secretion and body mass?A case study in the comparison of pre-breeding physiological rhythms in the Eurasian Skylark and Asian Short-toed Lark

Lidan Zhao, Lijun Gao, Wenyu Yang, [...], Xianglong Xu, Weiwei Wang, Wei Liang, Shuping Zhang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0068-3

Published: 05 April 2017

2017, 8 (1): 10

Downloads: 20 | Views: 472 |

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Orange River Francolins (Scleroptila levaillantoides) persist in fragmented Highveld farming landscapes, South Africa

Johann H. van Niekerk

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0069-2

Published: 12 May 2017

2017, 8 (1): 11

Downloads: 18 | Views: 462 |

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Open Access Research

Avian influenza virus ecology in wild birds of Western Siberia

K. A. Sharshov, A. K. Yurlov, Xinxin Li, [...], Wen Wang, Laixing Li, Yuhai Bi, Wenjun Liu, Takehiko Saito, Haruko Ogawa, A. M. Shestopalov << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0070-9

Published: 20 May 2017

2017, 8 (1): 12

Downloads: 25 | Views: 427 |

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Characterization of novel microsatellite markers of the Emei Shan Liocichla using restriction site-associated DNA sequencing

Ailin Yang, De Chen, Pengcheng Wang, [...], Yiqiang Fu, Zhengwang Zhang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0071-8

Published: 26 May 2017

2017, 8 (1): 13

Downloads: 21 | Views: 463 |

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Open Access Research

Fashion and out of fashion: appearance and disappearance of a novel nest building innovation

P. Møller Anders

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0072-7

Published: 29 June 2017

2017, 8 (1): 14

Downloads: 16 | Views: 530 |

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Open Access Research

Brood sex ratio in the Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris)

Zhifeng Ding, Fang Ji, Qiuli Huang, [...], Longwu Wang, Aiwu Jiang, Chunlan Zhang, Yongjun Feng, Yuan Tian, Huijian Hu, Wei Liang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0074-5

Published: 30 June 2017

2017, 8 (1): 15

Downloads: 14 | Views: 432 |

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Open Access Research

Traditional fishing activities enhance the abundance of selected waterbird species in a wetland in India

K. M. Aarif, Aymen Nefla, S. B. Muzaffar, [...], K. K. Musammilu, P. K. Prasadan << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0073-6

Published: 30 June 2017

2017, 8 (1): 16

Downloads: 5 | Views: 428 |

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Open Access Methodology

Assigning hatchlings to eggs: Is relative mass assignment an accurate method?

J. Dylan Maddox

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0077-2

Published: 01 July 2017

2017, 8 (1): 17

Downloads: 12 | Views: 398 |

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Open Access Research

Life-history dependent relationships between plasma alkaline phosphatase activity and body condition in male Eurasian Tree Sparrows

Yuliang Zhao, Lingjuan Gong, Baohua Zhao, [...], Xuebin Gao, Yuefeng Wu, Dongming Li << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0075-4

Published: 06 July 2017

2017, 8 (1): 18

Downloads: 27 | Views: 436 |

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Open Access Research

Incubation strategies of the Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) in relation to ambient temperature and time of day

Lixun Zhang, Bei An, Meilin Shu, [...], Changming Zhao, Xiaojun Yang, Yila Suo, Yongjun Se, Xilite Dabu << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0076-3

Published: 20 July 2017

2017, 8 (1): 19

Downloads: 29 | Views: 455 |

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Springtime migratory restlessness and departure orientation of Great Knots (Calidris tenuirostris) in the south compared to the north Yellow Sea

Ning Hua, Susanne Åkesson, Qianyan Zhou, Zhijun Ma

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0078-1

Published: 11 August 2017

2017, 8 (1): 20

Downloads: 16 | Views: 505 |

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Open Access Methodology

Identification of vocal individuality in male cuckoos using different analytical techniques

Yang Li, Canwei Xia, Huw Lloyd, [...], Donglai Li, Yanyun Zhang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0079-0

Published: 21 August 2017

2017, 8 (1): 21

Downloads: 15 | Views: 437 |

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Open Access Research

Function of note strings in Japanese Tit alarm calls to the Common Cuckoo: a playback experiment

Jiangping Yu, Weiwei Lv, Hongwei Xu, [...], Nehafta Bibi, Yangyang Yu, Yunlei Jiang, Wei Liang, Haitao Wang << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0080-7

Published: 30 August 2017

2017, 8 (1): 22

Downloads: 10 | Views: 425 |

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Open Access Research

Waders (Scolopacidae) surviving despite malaligned leg fractures in the wild: kinematics of bipedal locomotion

Jessica Reichert, Gerald Mayr, Thomas Wilke, Winfried S. Peters

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0082-5

Published: 04 September 2017

2017, 8 (1): 23

Downloads: 17 | Views: 554 |

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Open Access Research

Migration of the Western Marsh Harrier to the African wintering quarters along the Central Mediterranean flyway: a 5-year study

Nicolantonio Agostini, Michele Panuccio, Alberto Pastorino, [...], Nir Sapir, Giacomo Dell'Omo << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0081-6

Published: 04 September 2017

2017, 8 (1): 24

Downloads: 19 | Views: 432 |

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Open Access Research

Seasonal phenotypic flexibility in body mass, basal thermogenesis, and tissue oxidative capacity in the male Silky Starling (Sturnus sericeus)

Min Li, Yingqiao Sun, Hongzhen Mao, [...], Jinhua Xu, Weihong Zheng, Jinsong Liu << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0083-4

Published: 23 September 2017

2017, 8 (1): 25

Downloads: 23 | Views: 531 |

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Open Access Research

Antibiotic resistance assessment in bacteria isolated in migratory Passeriformes transiting through the Metaponto territory (Basilicata, Italy)

Maria Foti, Antonietta Mascetti, Vittorio Fisichella, [...], Egidio Fulco, Bianca Maria Orlandella, Francesco Lo Piccolo << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0085-2

Published: 16 October 2017

2017, 8 (1): 26

Downloads: 33 | Views: 532 |

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Comparing vocal structures of the parasitic and nonparasitic groups in Cuculinae

Heeyoung Kim, Jin-Won Lee, Jeong-Chil Yoo

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0084-3

Published: 17 October 2017

2017, 8 (1): 27

Downloads: 20 | Views: 467 |

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Nest-site selection and breeding ecology of Streaked Wren-Babbler (Napothera brevicaudata) in a tropical limestone forest of southern China

Aiwu Jiang, Demeng Jiang, Fang Zhou, Eben Goodale

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0086-1

Published: 20 October 2017

2017, 8 (1): 28

Downloads: 23 | Views: 576 |

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Open Access Research

A high incidence of non-cavity nesting in an introduced population of House Sparrows suggests that the species should not be constrained by cavity-nest site availability

Elizabeth Louise Sheldon, Simon Charles Griffith

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0087-0

Published: 15 November 2017

2017, 8 (1): 29

Downloads: 15 | Views: 419 |

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Open Access Review

Avian introgression in the genomic era

Jente Ottenburghs, Robert H. S. Kraus, Pim van Hooft, [...], Sipke E. van Wieren, Ronald C. Ydenberg, Herbert H. T. Prins << Fewer

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0088-z

Published: 30 November 2017

2017, 8 (1): 30

Downloads: 19 | Views: 647 |

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Open Access Research

Bulbuls and crows provide complementary seed dispersal for China's endangered trees

Bing Bai, Ning Li, Xinhai Li, Changhu Lu

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0089-y

Published: 30 November 2017

2017, 8 (1): 31

Downloads: 27 | Views: 475 |

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Open Access Research

The importance of willow to the Chinese Grouse: evidence from analysis on their breeding territories at Lianhuashan, China

Jin-Ming Zhao, Yun Fang, Yu-Hai Ma, Yue-Hua Sun

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0090-5

Published: 11 December 2017

2017, 8 (1): 32

Downloads: 13 | Views: 511 |

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Open Access Research

Do birds in flight respond to (ultra)violet lighting?

Roel May, Jens Åström, Øyvind Hamre, Espen Lie Dahl

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0092-3

Published: 19 December 2017

2017, 8 (1): 33

Downloads: 34 | Views: 523 |

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Open Access Research

Breeding biology and novel reproductive behaviour in the Hainan Partridge (Arborophila ardens)

Xiaodong Rao, Canchao Yang, Wei Liang

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-017-0091-4

Published: 19 December 2017

2017, 8 (1): 34

Downloads: 18 | Views: 432 |

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