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Gill Memorial Medal citation: Peter Ryan 吉尔纪念奖章:彼得·瑞安

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-07-20 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2090769

C. Spottiswoode

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Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria 尼日利亚中部18年来监测的西非居民和迁徙鸟类的种群趋势

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-07-13 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2068691

Joy Akpanta Ishong, Joseph K. Afrifa, Soladoye B. Iwajomo, Justus P. Deikumah, S. Ivande, W. Cresswell

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引用次数: 3

The names and naming of gannets comprising the genus Morus (family Sulidae) 桑属塘鹅的名称和命名

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-06-22 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2082576

A. Koopman

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引用次数: 1

Wing-moult and seasonal occurrence of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) captured at four sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa 在南非东开普省的四个地点捕获的太阳鸟（Nectarinidae）的翅膀蜕皮和季节性事件

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-06-07 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2075482

B. Bonnevie, A. Craig, P. Hulley, A. Schultz, A. J. Tree

引用次数: 2

Host specificity of the Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus: a review Pygmy Falcon Polihierax半体的宿主特异性研究综述

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-06-03 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2079011

H. Oschadleus

引用次数: 1

An ethogram for the nesting and breeding behaviour of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus 带帽秃鹫的繁殖行为图

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-06-03 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2072965

Fiona K Fern, Lindy J. Thompson, C. Downs

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The introduction of the Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar to southern Africa Chukar Partridge Alectoris Chukar引入南部非洲

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-05-26 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2063428

C. Vernon, W. Dean

引用次数: 1

Mixed-species flocks of insectivorous birds (‘bird parties’) in Afrotropical forests and woodlands: a review 非洲热带森林和林地中食虫鸟类的混合种群（“鸟类派对”）：综述

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2064930

A. Craig

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引用次数: 2

Identification of the landscape and bioclimatic characteristics that contribute to maintaining the allopatric distribution ranges of the Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides and the Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra 确定有助于维持北方黑Korhaan Afrotis afraoides和南方黑Korhaa Afrotis afra异地分布范围的景观和生物气候特征

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2061063

S. Evans

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Assessments of range-wide distribution of six African storks and their relationships with protected areas 六种非洲鹳的广泛分布及其与保护区的关系的评估

IF 1 4区生物学

Ostrich Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2022.2045642

Jonah Gula, M. Clay Green, S. Fritts, W. Dean, K. Gopi Sundar

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