Do domestic budgerigars perceive predation risk? by Chang Wang, Xueqi Zhao, Baodan Tao, Jiaqi Peng, Haitao Wang, Jiangping Yu, Longru Jin

“…Abstract Predation risk may affect the foraging behavior of birds. However, there has been little research on the ability of domestic birds to perceive predation risk and thus adjust their feeding behavior. …”
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Successfully Treated Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy: Two Cases of a High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis with Intravenous Sodium Thiosulfate by Joshua L. Rein, Kana N. Miyata, Kobena A. Dadzie, Steven J. Gruber, Roxana Sulica, James F. Winchester

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Effect of dietary supplementation of xylanase alone or combination of xylanase and β-glucanase on growth performance, meat quality, intestinal measurements, and nutrient utilizatio... by Deok Yun Kim, Kang Hyeon Kim, Eun Cheol Lee, Ju Kyoung Oh, Min Ah Park, Dong Yong Kil

“…Experiments lasted for 27 d. Results Birds fed PC diets had less (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) than those fed NC diets. …”
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Familiarity of an environment prevents song suppression in isolated zebra finches. by Anja T Zai, Diana I Rodrigues, Anna E Stepien, Corinna Lorenz, Nicolas Giret, Iris Adam, Richard H R Hahnloser

“…Together, these insights can serve to refine experimental studies and design paradigms maximizing the birds' wellbeing and vocal output.…”
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Thrush nightingales adjust the peak frequency and structure of their songs in response to different types of experimental noise by Michał Budka

“…The results suggest that disturbing sounds can modify the peak frequency and structure of songbird vocalizations, at least in the short term. Birds may enhance the signal-to-noise ratio by selecting phrases from their repertoire that are less affected by noise. …”
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Keeping Up-to-Date by Norman L Jones

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Cities as parasitic amplifiers? Malaria prevalence and diversity in great tits along an urbanization gradient by Caizergues, Aude E., Robira, Benjamin, Perrier, Charles, Jeanneau, Mélanie, Berthomieu, Arnaud, Perret, Samuel, Gandon, Sylvain, Charmantier, Anne

“…In general, we observed high prevalence in adult birds (from 95% to 100%), yet lower prevalence in fledglings (from 0% to 38%). …”
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Mina Loy’s Surrealist Strategies of Renewal by Diane Drouin

“…Throughout her life, Loy paid tribute to many prominent artists, including Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, the sculptor Brancusi in her poem “Brancusi’s Golden Bird,” the German painter Richard Oelze, or the American Surrealist Joseph Cornell, who both appear in her Surrealist novel Insel. …”
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Role of Chromosome Changes in Evolution and Diversity by Kornsorn Srikulnath, Watcharaporn Thapana, Narongrit Muangmai

“…These provided an important contribution of chromosomal rearrangements for the evolutionary processes of Crocodylia and Sauropsida (birds and reptiles). The karyotypic features of crocodilians contain small diploid chromosome numbers (30~42), with little interspecific variation of the chromosome arm number (fundamental number) among crocodiles (56~60). …”
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Feeding behavior and prey characteristics of great egrets (Ardea alba) in eco-friendly and conventional rice fields in South Korea by Green Choi, Min Seock Do, Seok-Jun Son, Hyung-Kyu Nam

“…Abstract Rice fields are important wildlife habitats; however, intensive agricultural practices have reduced the population of farmland birds. As a high-level consumer, the great egret (Ardea alba) serves as an indicator of the overall biodiversity of rice fields. …”
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Flora i fauna rezerwatu przyrody Jezioro Kiełpińskie i sąsiednich starorzeczy w strefie podmiejskiej Warszawy by Jerzy Romanowski, Paweł Boniecki, Anita Kaliszewicz, Marek Kloss, Izabella Olejniczka

“…A large number of protected species of plants and vertebrates were recorded in the area, including amphibians, birds, and mammals that are of particular importance to the European community, such as the fire-bellied toad, little bittern, western marsh harrier, beaver, and otter. …”
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Mères et fils dans le théâtre de la Renaissance anglaise by Marie-Hélène Besnault

“…Instead, it focuses on the “‘bard’s” few predecessors and immediate successors, to find continuity, changes, borrowings and new trends concerning reproachful mothers and sons. …”
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Assessment of the presence of antibiotic residues in meat from small-scale broiler farms in the Pwani region of Tanzania by Rogia Saidath Adeline Gomez, Isabella Mandl, Said Hemed Mbaga

“…Samples taken from four-week-old birds tested positive for another antibiotic, sulfamethazine (SF), which was not initially one of the five antibiotics selected for this study. …”
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A GIS-based Study of Wild Atlantic Way in the West of Ireland: Its Associated Organisations and Environmental impacts. by Leanne Leonard

“…The West of Ireland is home to a range of areas protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives which aim to safeguard against potentially damaging developments, meaning the anthropogenic effects from tourists must be carefully managed to ensure the sustainability of the region and continued success of this large-scale branding exercise. …”
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Characteristics of chicken production systems in rural Burkina Faso: A focus on One Health related practices and food security. by Michel Dione, Guy Ilboudo, Abdoul Aziz Ouedraogo, Sidonie Aristide Ima, Brice Ouedraogo, Theodore Knight-Jones, Assèta Kagambèga, Robyn Alders

“…The chicken management system is mainly extensive scavenging, with most farmers (81.4%) keeping 5 to 50 birds with little or no supplementary feeding and rudimentary housing. …”
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Digit ratio in the common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Mesobatrachia: Pelobatidae): patterns and correlations by M. Frątczak, M. Kaczmarski, Ł. Jankowiak, J. Klessa, K. Bielicki, B. Lyskov, P. Tryjanowski

“…This study investigates DR in the common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus), a little-studied and secretive species, using 68 archival specimens, and two analytic approaches. …”
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Passive acoustic monitoring of an elusive rail, the corncrake (Crex crex): Calling patterns, detectability and monitoring recommendations by Andrea Parisi, Marie Greaney, John Carey, James Moran, Joanne O’Brien

“…We acoustically monitored the corncrake (Crex crex), a nationally endangered ground-nesting bird in Ireland. Little is known about the calling pattern of this species, and consequently, survey efforts may not be efficiently allocated. …”
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Comparison of the MicroRNA Expression Profiles of Male and Female Avian Primordial Germ Cell Lines by Bence Lázár, Mahek Anand, Roland Tóth, Eszter Patakiné Várkonyi, Krisztina Liptói, Elen Gócza

“…Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are the precursors of adult germ cells, and among the embryonic stem-like cells in the bird embryo, only they can transmit the genetic information to the next generation. …”
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Strong benefits of hedgerows to bats in three European winegrowing regions by Fernanda Chávez, Martin H. Entling, Rafael Alcalá Herrera, Emilio Benítez, Stefan Möth, Jo Marie Reiff, Silvia Winter, Verena Rösch

“…This would also benefit other important groups of animals such as bees and birds along with the ecosystem services they provide.…”
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