Quantification of ecosystem services from mangrove silvofishery by E. Sumarga, D. Rosleine, G.B. Hutajulu, R.P. Plaurint, Tsabita ., M. Basyuni, S.H. Larekeng, M.F. Taqiyudin, N.N. Shohihah, H. Ali

“…The Blanakan mangroves are home to a total of 23 bird species, contributing to a species diversity index of 2.1. …”
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Studies on the Feeding Habits of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) Populations from Endemic Areas of American Visceral Le... by Margarete Martins dos Santos Afonso, Rosemere Duarte, José Carlos Miranda, Lindenbergh Caranha, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel

“…The ELISA technique was applied using bird, dog, goat, opossum, equine, feline, human, sheep, and rodent antisera to analyze 609 females, resulting in an overall positivity of 60%. …”
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Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecological Roles in a Heritage Landscape: The Role of Coffee Agroforestry in Kluncing, Indonesia by Agung Sih Kurnianto, Nilasari Dewi, Hari Sulistyowati, Arif Mohammad Siddiq, Tri Ratnasari, Husnul Khowatini, Roni Yulianto, Anggun Sausan Firdaus

“… This study investigates the role of coffee agroforestry in sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Kluncing, Ijen, Indonesia. By quantifying bird, butterfly, and coffee insect diversity using the Shannon-Wiener index, it evaluates ecological dynamics and their implications for sustainable land management. …”
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Temporal variation in habitat quality shapes the distribution–abundance relationship in waterbirds at landscape scale by Constantinos Charalambous, Petr Musil, Mathilde Legoguelin, Zuzana Musilová, David Hořák

“…Using 12 years of biannual census data across 134 intensively managed fishponds, collected in May and July, we describe variation in the slope of the DAR, expressed as the association between bird density and fishpond occupancy. We then tested for the role of environmental parameters and bird traits in determining the relationship's shape, utilizing general multivariate regression and a model‐averaging technique. …”
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Mistaken Identities in the Ornamental Plant Nursery Sheet 2 by Russell Mizell

“…Key examples include predaceous stink bugs, lady beetle larvae, sooty mold, nitrogen-fixing nodules, slime molds, and bird’s nest fungi. The publication emphasizes the importance of distinguishing these beneficial organisms from actual pests to avoid unnecessary treatments. …”
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Status and Conservation of the Saker Falcon in Austria by Johannes A. Hohenegger, Karin E. Donnerbaum, Richard Zink, Hans-Martin Berg

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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

“…Usutu virus (USUV) was first isolated in Africa in 1959 and has since spread to and through Europe with a typical enzootic mosquito-bird cycle. In France, it was first detected in birds in 2015, but during summer 2018 the spread of USUV was particularly significant throughout the country, killing mainly common blackbirds (Turdus merula) and to a lesser extent great grey owls (Strix nebulosa), among other captive and non-captive wild bird species. …”
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Contamination des collections naturalisées traitées aux biocides et mesures de conservation préventive by Marion Dangeon

“…We carried out a study on the contamination of the mammal and bird collection of the Natural History Museum of Neuchâtel by arsenic, mercury and lindane. …”
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Keeping Africanized Honey Bees Out of Wildlife Nest Boxes by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…., provides useful information for keeping pests out of bird and mammal nest boxes, especially the Africanized honey bee, which has become established in Florida, and sets up colonies in smaller and lower locations which may displace wildlife that uses these locations as dens. …”
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Power lines – a call for action! by Walter Neser

“…Powerlines are well known to be a significant anthropogenic threat to bird populations globally. Research in this field is growing, and there are already masses of data available. …”
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Large Raptor Records in Novosibirsk Region, Russia by Dmitry A. Shtol, Julia O. Kashinskaya

“…All of the oblast’s raptor are listed in the Red Book of the Novosibirsk Region and are rare and protected, and thus their sightings by bird watchers are of interest to the professional community of ornithologists. …”
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Keeping Africanized Honey Bees Out of Wildlife Nest Boxes by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…., provides useful information for keeping pests out of bird and mammal nest boxes, especially the Africanized honey bee, which has become established in Florida, and sets up colonies in smaller and lower locations which may displace wildlife that uses these locations as dens. …”
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Spatial scales matter in designing buffer zones for coastal protected areas along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway by Roger H. Lee, Ivan H.Y. Kwong, Tom C.H. Li, Paulina P.Y. Wong, Yik-Hei Sung, Yat-Tung Yu

“…We found that suitable habitats were predominantly found within protected areas, yet ardeids, large wading birds, ducks and grebes also relied on buffer zones. …”
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Encapsulation of Beauveria bassiana conidia as a new strategy for the biological control of Aedes aegypti larvae by Ricardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt, Raymyson Rhuryo de Sousa Queiroz, Anderson Ribeiro, Yrexam Rodrigues de Souza Ribeiro, Marcela Santana Bastos Boechat, Aline Teixeira Carolino, Claudete Santa-Catarina, Richard Ian Samuels

“…Furthermore, groups of capsules were prepared with bird diet to act as an attractant. All capsule densities tested reduced larval survival (ranging from 22 to 67%). …”
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Effects of dietary digestible lysine levels in breeding Japanese quails on productive and reproductive performance, egg quality, blood metabolites and immune responses by Mohammad Amin Omary, Heydar Zarghi, Ahmad Hassanabadi

“…During the peak stage of the first laying cycle, the dietary dLys level of 0.932% and a daily intake of 303 mg dLys/bird are sufficient for optimal performance.…”
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Does forest loss and fragmentation reduce woodpecker-associated ecosystem functions? by Kazuma Yasuda, Daiki Kato, Shoji Naoe, Tatsuya Amano, Tetsuro Yoshikawa, Kahoko Tochigi, Shinsuke Koike

“…Forest loss and fragmentation resulting from plantations can have a substantial impact on bird communities because plantations are essentially less suitable environments for bird communities than natural forests. …”
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The role of microbial enzymes β-glucanase and α-amylase in optimising feed production for poultry by Zhanar Narmuratova, Raushan Blieva, Zhanara Suleimenova, Nurlan Akhmetsadykov, Gulbakhyt Zhumagalieva

“…The results emphasised not only the high precision of the study, but also the effectiveness of the enzymes in improving feed utilisation and maintaining bird performance under altered dietary conditions. …”
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Surveillance for Mosquito-borne Viruses by C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly

“…This document considers the monitoring of virus activity, that is, surveillance for the organisms which mosquitoes can transmit from one host (e.g. bird) to another (e.g. human). This document is Fact Sheet ENY-699 one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Some Aspects of Eagle Nesting in the State National Natural Park “Buiratau”, Kazakhstan by Nurum A. Sagaliev

“…Based on the analysis of literary sources and our observations, it can be assumed that about 227 bird species from 18 orders, including 19 species from the bids of prey (Minakov et al., 2019) can be encountered here.…”
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The Tongue, The Gong and the Song: Olú Ọbáfẹ́mi at 70 by Toyin Falola

“… Now that the bird of songs dazzles us as it flies in the sky, let us clap our hands and pay homage to the carrier of our country’s light. …”
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