International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology最新文献

{"title":"Colonial nesting of Asian openbill storks (Anastomus oscitans) in Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha","authors":"R. Mohapatra, Bp Panda, Mk Panda, S. Purohit, S. Parida, K. Purohit, Jk Das, H. Upadhyaya","doi":"10.15406/IJAWB.2018.04.00145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJAWB.2018.04.00145","url":null,"abstract":"Asian openbill storks Anastomus oscitans (AOS) are the smallest among the nine stork species found in India.1,2 They are pale grey storks with black scapulars and reimages, black tail, short reddish legs and a swollen looking bill with a narrow gap between mandibles.1 Adult birds have a prominent gap between down–curved upper and recurved lower mandible as an adaptation for grasping snails which is their main prey. However young birds are born without gap in the bill.3 They are widely distributed in the plains and the peninsula of the Indian subcontinent.1,4 Although mostly resident within their ranges, these birds cover long distances in response to weather suitability and food availability for overwintering and breeding. They breed during the monsoon between July and September.5 Previous observations have also reported their congregation in nesting colonies with the onset of south–west monsoon from mid June to January.6–8 Colonial nesting site of AOS at Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is considered as second largest heronry of the state of Odisha, Eastern India with nesting report since 1999. But, information and published literatures on the nesting habits, population trend and habitat preference of AOS at NWS are inadequate and inconsistent. The present communication intended to report the details of colonial nesting habits of these storks at NWS.","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127367459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Behaviour of buff-throated partridges (Tetraophasis szechenyii) during incubation, with emphasis on cooperative breeding","authors":"J. Ran, Kai Zhang, Bin Wang, L. Dou, N. Yang","doi":"10.15406/ijawb.2019.04.00144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijawb.2019.04.00144","url":null,"abstract":"The buff-throated partridge ( Tetraophasis szechenyii ) was only recently identified as a cooperative breeder. Although helpers have been observed in foraging and communal night-roosting post hatching, including provisioning, brooding, vigilance, and territorial defense, little is known about behavior relevant to cooperative efforts during incubation. Based on observations on a cooperative breeding group comprising one mating pair and one male helper, in this paper we describe shared guarding obligations that the breeding male and the male helper both assumed of the incubating female and the nest during incubation. For another cooperative breeding group that contained one mating pair and one female helper, which was a daughter from the previous year, we report a likely event of egg movement or a new nesting attempt by the philopatric daughter in response to nest predation and the loss of her mother. The findings provide insights into understanding the fitness benefit of cooperative breeding in buff-throated partridges.","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121935230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reproductive potential and developmental stages of Bandicota indica from four villages in four Townships in Magway Region, Myanmar","authors":"A. San, M. M. Sein, Yu Xu","doi":"10.15406/IJAWB.2019.04.00143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJAWB.2019.04.00143","url":null,"abstract":"The rodents represent 43% of species diversity within the class Mammalia are recognized by Wilson and Reeder.1 Approximately 20 species of rodents have been recorded in Myanmar.1 Rodents represent major pest problems worldwide, both in the countryside and in the cities. They do, for instance, cause serious damage to crops (such as cereals, root crops, cotton and sugarcane) both before and after harvest.3 Rodents typically have short gestation period, with high litter sizes and ability to become full pregnant again after a few days of delivery. These factors alone would ensure a high reproductive potential. However, many rodents also attain sexual maturity at very early ages, due mainly to rapid growth during the first few weeks of life.2 Rodents cause severe damage to various crops both directly and indirectly by gnawing, spoilage, contamination and hoarding activities. Rodents can adjust to the cropping system, establishing during the initial period of the crop, breeding during crop growing period, capable of rapid population growth and emigration after crop harvest depending upon food availability.4 The effect of rodent’s damage cause huge amount of losses and food shortages in some parts of the world.5 Myanmar is an agricultural country and rice, maize, oilseed, sugarcane, and pulses are the main crops. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of Myanmar’s economy.6 Most rodents are agricultural pests, therefore the knowledge of their reproductive activities is necessary to control pest effectively and very important to understand abundance changes of rats and mice in specific cropping systems.","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114184147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A redescription of Paratemnoides plebejus (with) (Pseudoscorpiones; atemnidae)","authors":"A. V. Mathew, M. Joseph","doi":"10.15406/ijawb.2018.04.00142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijawb.2018.04.00142","url":null,"abstract":"The pseudoscorpiones genus Paratemnoides Harvey2 belonging to the subfamily Atemninae Kishida, 1929 of the family Atemnidae Kishida, 1929. The genus is cosmopolitan in distribution having 31 nominal species Harvey,3 including five representatives from India, which all were originally described under Chelifer Geoffroy, 1762 and Paratemnus Beier,4 Paratemnoides indicus (Sivaraman, 1980), Paratemnoides laosanus Beier3 Paratemnoides mahnerti (Sivaraman, 1981), Paratemnoides pallidus (Balzan, 1892) and Paratemnoides plebejus Carl With,1 Beier.2 Paratemnoides is characterised by the trichobothrial pattern of fixed chelal finger: the tactile hair it of the fixed finger in or proximal of the finger and always far farther from the fingertip than the distance between isb, and ist and st of movable finger closer to sb than to t Beier.5","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127464668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enzyme activity and biochemical parameters in racing pigeons (Columba livia domestica) during flight effort","authors":"František Zigo, S. Ondrašovičová, L. Takáč, Z. Farkašová, M. Zigová, J. Takáčová","doi":"10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00141","url":null,"abstract":"Since the oldest times, pigeons attracted the interest of people by their unbelievable sense of spatial orientation, flying capabilities, monogamous behaviour and bond to their habitat. By successfully returning from the race in a winning position, the pigeons demonstrate favourable factors, such as their inherent qualities, health state, stress related to transport and hygiene conditions in their breeding environment. Shortened flying times at competitions and more races per season indicate the higher performance of these birds which is reflected in their health and short periods of regeneration.1,2","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"110 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127998995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"No effects of water management resources on the abundance of two reed passerine birds in a semiarid Iberian Mediterranean reservoir","authors":"I. G. Peiró","doi":"10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00140","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122248755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of rehabilitation rates of birds of prey from a raptor rehabilitation centre ten years apart","authors":"Helen Inzani, D. L. Williams","doi":"10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00139","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121871104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Variability in quality attributes of sugar cane (Saccharium officinale) clones as influenced by Nitrofertigation in Southern Nigeria","authors":"Ubi William, Ubi Godwin Michael","doi":"10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00137","url":null,"abstract":"Hardly are there any agronomic research conducted on sugarcane in Calabar, the SouthSouth of Nigeria. Much of the researches done on sugarcane are done in the North and South West of Nigeria, inspite of the fact that much Sugar Cane is grown by farmers in the South by fragmentation. However, most of the industries using Sugar Cane as raw materials are found in Northern Nigeria and that has consequently limited production in the South, which is far away from the industries.","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129104794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Utilization of Shatavari meal in poultry feed: an overview","authors":"P. Shukla, B. Yadav, A. Bhattacharyya","doi":"10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/IJAWB.2018.03.00136","url":null,"abstract":"In the recent past, efforts have been made to counteract the adverse effects of various levels of stress and augment the production potential in poultry by using herbs possessing therapeutic potential. Number of herbal medicines has been studied on poultry species such as the herbal growth promoters which optimize hepatic functions of the birds. Efforts have been made to study the effect of dietary supplementation of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) root powder in the diet of broiler chicks to augment the growth of broilers.1,2 Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) also known as the “Queen of herbs” is a woody climber growing 1-2 m in height and the roots are finger-like and clustered. The leaves are like pine needles, small and uniform and the inflorescence has tiny white flowers in small spikes. The genus Asparagus includes about 300 species around the world. The genus is considered to be medicinally important because of the presence of steroidal saponins and sapogenins in various parts of the plant. Out of the 22 species of Asparagus recorded in India, Asparagus racemosus is the one most commonly used in traditional medicine. This plant belongs to Liliaceae family, common at low altitudes in shade and in tropical climates throughout India, Asia, Australia and Africa. Shatavari has been mentioned in Ayurvedic texts like the Charak Samhita, Susruta Samhita and Astanga Samgraha.3,4 Shatavari possesses nutritive, antistress, adaptogenic, immunomodulatory, galactogogue, anabolic and performance enhancing properties and are used in various medicinal preparations.5-9 According to recent chemical investigations, shatavari contains four steroid saponins: Shatavarins 1 to 4. Shatavarin 1 is the major glycoside of sarsasapogenin, the sugar moieties being 3 glucose and 1 rhamnose. Shatavari 4 is structurally related to shatavarin 1 and contains 2 glucose and 1 rhamnose. Overall Shatavari is a soothing tonic, alternative demulcent, refrigerant. It nourishes and rejuvenates the tissue, promotes vitality and strength. It is bitter, emollient, cooling, nervine, appetizer and astringent. It is used for diseases of blood and nervous disorders as well as general debility.","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134637572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gross morphological studies on ovaries of Punjab white quail","authors":"Anuradha Gupta, N. Bansal, V. Uppal","doi":"10.15406/ijawb.2018.03.00134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/ijawb.2018.03.00134","url":null,"abstract":"Quail females begin to lay eggs at the age of 45days and the peak of egg production is attained at 5month of age.7 The short life cycle, the high fecundity and adaptability to life in cages, the low maintenance cost, and the easy ways to raise and handle it, make the quail an ideal model for research. In comparative studies between chicken and Japanese quail, the latter gives an annual egg mass production twenty times higher than the female adult body weight, while it is only ten times in hen.8","PeriodicalId":197316,"journal":{"name":"International International Journal of Avian & Wildlife Biology","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130122937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}