Toxoplasma gondii infections are prevalent in many avian species and can cause mortality
in some bird hosts. Although T. gondii has been isolated from various species of birds, the …

Adult magpies Pica pica provide parasitic great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius
nestlings with a diet very similar to that fed to their own chicks. In both naturally and …

A long-term study of the interactions between a brood parasite, the great spotted cuckoo
Clamator glandarius, and its primary host the magpie Pica pica, demonstrated local changes …

The idea that ground‐nesting birds have a high risk of predation is widely accepted This
paper analyzes the nest predation patterns of ground‐nesting passerines on the Iberian …

Diet and host genetic or evolutionary history are considered the two main factors
determining gut microbiota of animals, although studies are scarce in natural populations …

Predation is just one of several possible causal factors of the red-legged partridge decline. It
is a key factor affecting the success of red-legged partridge nests, but agricultural activities …

The intestinal microbiota determines the effectiveness of digestion in vertebrates, and is
influenced by the external environment (mainly the diet), gut characteristics, and phylogeny …

Capsule Feeding habits of the Black-billed Magpie are of interest for researchers,
conservationists and hunters since magpies are considered as predators of eggs and chicks …

Black-billed magpies (Pica pica) are considered as a nest predator of game and non-game
birds in Europe. In rural areas of Spain magpie control is commonly used as a management …

We collected 1,138 prey items from the guts of nestling Magpies (Pica pica) using neck
collars. We noted the alterations (appendages missing, breakage) shown by the prey, and …