Great spotted cuckoos respond earlier to the arrival of feeding foster parents and perform less erroneous begging when hungry than their magpie host nest‐mates
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DOI: 10.1111/jav.01952
Abstract: In many bird species, parents usually feed the first nestling that starts to beg before its nest‐mates. The pressure to avoid missed feeds could trigger nestlings to perform in erroneous begging in absence of parents,… read more here.
Keywords: magpie; nest mates; great spotted; erroneous begging ... See more keywords
Great spotted cuckoo eggshell microstructure characteristics can make eggs stronger
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DOI: 10.1111/jav.02252
Abstract: MS, JMG‐R and JJS thanks the support provided by Junta de Andalucia groups RNM339, RMN143 and RNM340, respectively. read more here.
Keywords: microstructure characteristics; eggshell microstructure; great spotted; cuckoo eggshell ... See more keywords
Novel Salmonella Variant Associated with Mortality in Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major).
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DOI: 10.7589/2018-08-191
Abstract: Two adult Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major) from separate sites in Great Britain were examined postmortem in 2013 and 2016. A Salmonella sp. was isolated from multiple tissues in both birds. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed… read more here.
Keywords: dendrocopos major; salmonella; spotted woodpeckers; woodpeckers dendrocopos ... See more keywords