Beyond scatter-hoarding and frugivory: European corvids as overlooked vectors for a broad range of plants

AJ Green, J Elmberg, Á Lovas-Kiss - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is well-known that some members of the crow family (Corvidae) are important for seed
dispersal either via frugivory (eg, when feeding on berries) or by scatter hoarding (eg, of …

Variation in White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) diet along a climatic gradient and across rural-to-urban landscapes in North Africa

H Chenchouni - International journal of biometeorology, 2017 - Springer
Assessing diet composition of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) breeding under North African
conditions provides key information to understanding its trophic niche for conservation …

Rapid increase in numbers and change of land-use in two expanding Columbidae species (Columba palumbus and Streptopelia decaocto) in Algeria

D Bendjoudi, JF Voisin, S Doumandji, A Merabet… - Avian Research, 2015 - Springer
Background Investigating population ecology of urban bird species, particularly the invasive
and expending species, is the key for the success of urban management and planning …

Breeding ecology of the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in Guerbes-Sanhadja wetlands of Algeria

S Metallaoui, H Dziri, A Bousseheba, S Heddam… - Regional Studies in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Information about breeding ecology and nest site selection in the Cattle Egret
(Bubulcus ibis) at newly established colonies are still lacking in many North African …

Diet of the Little Owl (Athene noctua) during the pre-reproductive period in a semi-arid Mediterranean region

H Chenchouni - Zoology and Ecology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The assessment of feeding conditions and variations in diet composition over the pre-
breeding period of birds plays a keyrole in the understanding of reproductive performance …

Diet of the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) in a heterogeneous Mediterranean landscape: the importance of the invasive Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

E Ferreira, F Grilo, R Mendes, R Lourenço, S Santos… - 2019 - dspace.uevora.pt
Limited quantitative data are available on food habits of the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) in
Mediterranean environments, particularly in ricefields where a relatively new food resource …

Sexual differences in food preferences in the white stork: an experimental study

Z Kwieciński, ZM Rosin, Ł Dylewski, P Skórka - The Science of Nature, 2017 - Springer
Sex differences in the foraging ecology of monomorphic species are poorly understood, due
to problems with gender identification in field studies. In the current study, we used …

Foraging of white stork Ciconia ciconia in forests–the heritage of an ancient behaviour?

P Tryjanowski, G Grzywaczewski, A Zbyryt - Polish Journal of Ecology, 2018 - BioOne
The white stork Ciconia ciconia is a typical open-area species, foraging mainly in farmland
and wetland areas. The main aim of this paper was to describe the foraging ecology of white …

Is there an effect of electromagnetic waves from base stations on the breeding success of Ciconia ciconia ciconia in Algeria?

D Sakraoui, N Ziane, R Ghalem, M Boukheroufa… - Biosystems …, 2023 - ecology.dp.ua
New nest supports used by the white stork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1775) are
mobile phone network relay antennas, which are not without danger because they emit …

Abundance and spatial distribution of the structure supporting the nest of White Stork Ciconia ciconia in Guerbes-Sanhadja wetland eco-complex, northeastern of …

S Babouri, S Metallaoui, S Heddam - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
In the present investigation, the spatial distribution of the nest of White Stork Ciconia ciconia
was examined. Spearman's rank-order correlations test and the principal component …