Sex and age differences in the preference for materials for the communal nests of sociable weavers Philetairus socius

NJ Silva, F Benoit, A Elliott, C Rault, P Colençon… - Ethology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many animals build structures that are used for shelter, reproduction or to capture prey. The
type of material used to build these structures is likely to influence their solidity …

Assessment of biometrics and stress indicators of the adult Village Weaver birds (Ploceus cucullatus) during breeding and post-breeding seasons in Jos, Nigeria

FA Andong, VC Ejere, OA Agina, SO Ekere… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
In this era of climate change, some biological conservationists' concerns are based on
seasonal studies that highlight how wild birds' physiological fitness are interconnected with …

[PDF][PDF] Article ZOOTAXA

DR Gustafsson, F Zou - Zootaxa, 2023 - researchgate.net
A new subgenus and three new species of parasitic lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) in the
Oxylipeurus-complex are described and illustrated. Forcipurellus new subgenus is part of …

New species and new records of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) from South Africa

DR GUSTAFSSON, AA GROSSI, ALI HALAJIAN… - Zootaxa, 2024 - mapress.com
Three species of the genus Brueelia Kéler, 1936 are reported from South Africa for the first
time: Brueelia cyclothorax (Burmeister, 1838) ex Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) …

Behavioural analysis of Village Weavers Ploceus cucullatus in an Ethiopian breeding colony during incubation: 1. Females

B Habig, K Khan, DC Lahti - Ostrich, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We used video recordings to perform a behavioural analysis of a Village Weaver Ploceus
cucullatus colony in Awash National Park, Ethiopia. We focused specifically on female …

Investigating The Impact of Land Use on Avian Diversity and Abundance in Areas Surrounding Mabamba Swamp, Uganda

SM Jones - 2021 - digitalcollections.sit.edu
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the impact of wetland-adjacent land
use on avian species richness and abundance areas surrounding Mabamba Swamp …