A case of cooperative breeding in the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8318
Abstract: Abstract Cooperative breeding, where individuals other than the parents help to raise offspring, occurs in only ~9% of bird species. Although many starlings (Sturnidae) are cooperative breeders, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has rarely been… read more here.
Keywords: sturnus vulgaris; breeding; cooperative breeding; starling sturnus ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of avian malaria in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-5748-3
Abstract: We studied the prevalence and genetic diversity of malaria parasites in the poorly investigated spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) breeding in central Spain, aiming to describe the phylogenetic relationships among them and with other haemosporidians infecting… read more here.
Keywords: avian malaria; starling sturnus; spotless starling; sturnus unicolor ... See more keywords
Beak coloration of starling (Sturnus unicolor) males depends on the length of their throat feathers
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araa037
Abstract: This work was supported by the currently named Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades and European (FEDER) funds (CGL2013-48193-C3-1-P, CGL2017-83103-P, CGL2017-89063-P). MAG was financed by a predoctoral contract (BES-2014-068661) from the Spanish Ministerio de Economia… read more here.
Keywords: starling sturnus; unicolor males; coloration starling; sturnus unicolor ... See more keywords
Lichens in the nests of European starling Sturnus vulgaris serve a mate attraction rather than insecticidal function
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DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1710-3
Abstract: The European starling Sturnus vulgaris is a hole-nesting bird in which the male builds a voluminous nest using a wide variety of materials such as twigs, grass, leaves, feathers, and lichens. The function of lichens… read more here.
Keywords: starling sturnus; european starling; sturnus vulgaris; function ... See more keywords