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Urban waterfowl are important seed dispersers for native and alien plants

Researchers analyses the role of mallards and Canada geese in the dispersal of seeds of aquatic and terrestrial plants. This research reveals that, contrary to previously thought, plants that do...

Pathogen transmission risk by gulls moving across human landscapes

Wildlife that exploit human-made habitats hosts and spreads bacterial pathogens. This shapes the epidemiology of infectious diseases and facilitates pathogen spill-over between wildlife and humans....

Society perceives the presence of Kramer's parrot worse the more common it becomes

The perceptions of the general public regarding invasive alien species (IAS) are important in the prevention of future invasions and the success of management programmes. A novel visual method was...

The roles of raptors in a changing world

Birds of prey have been, in comparison to other avian groups, an uncommon study model. Nonetheless, they have attracted a strong interest from the point of view of conservation biology because many...