Grooming is a well-recognized, multipurpose, behavior in arthropods and vertebrates. In this
paper, we review the literature to highlight the physical function, neurophysiological …

We used published data of individuals moving among habitat patches to answer questions
pertaining to frequency of interpatch movements and subsequent effects on population …

Urban riparian corridors have the capacity to maintain high levels of bird abundance and
biodiversity. How riparian corridors in cities are used by waterbirds has received relatively …

Woodpeckers are capable of repeated pecking on a tree at remarkably high decelerations
(on the order of 10 000 ms− 2 or 1000 g). In this paper, I re‐examine previous studies of …

Road mortality affects natural populations worldwide. Although the effects of road mortality
are often documented, studies assessing the impact of road mortality on the viability of the …

A comprehensive treatment of the birds of the genus Saxicola. The genus Saxicola contains
about 13 species, depending on taxonomy. They are a distinctive and popular group of …

America is a nation of ardent, knowledgeable birdwatchers. But how did it become so? And
what role did the field guide play in our passion for spotting, watching, and describing birds …

Avian species vary in their visual system configuration, but previous studies have often
compared single visual traits between two to three distantly related species. However, birds …

The need to understand how wildlife responds to the broad-ranging impacts of development
is becoming increasingly important as human populations around the globe continue to …

Five factors, mobile terrestrial lifestyle, oviparity, parental care, multi-year maturation and
juvenile sociality, contribute to a distinct life history for Mesozoic dinosaurs in comparison to …