The First Genome of the Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) Provides a Valuable Resource for Conservation Genomics and Sheds Light on Adaptation to a Pelagic lifestyle
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac067
Abstract: Abstract The Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) is the most threatened seabird in Europe and a member of the most speciose group of pelagic seabirds, the order Procellariiformes, which exhibit extreme adaptations to a pelagic lifestyle.… read more here.
Keywords: balearic shearwater; conservation; adaptation pelagic; pelagic lifestyle ... See more keywords
Surveying Cory Shearwater colonies with camera traps and identifying potential invasive nest predators
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e103270
Abstract: The Azores holds the largest population of Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis (Cory, 1881) (Aves, Procellariiformes, Procellariidae) in the world. One of the major threats of this species in the Azores is the predation by invasive… read more here.
Keywords: surveying cory; nest predators; cory shearwater; shearwater colonies ... See more keywords