| detection of a novel astrovirus from a black-naped monarch (hypothymis azurea) in cambodia. | astroviruses are comprised of two genera with avastrovirus infecting birds and mamastrovirus infecting mammals. avastroviruses have primarily been associated with infections of poultry, especially chicken, turkey, duck, and guineafowl production systems, but also infect wading birds and doves. outcomes result in a spectrum of disease, ranging from asymptomatic shedding to gastroenteritis with diarrhea, stunting, failure to thrive and death. | 2015 | 26537007 |
| niche separation in flycatcher-like species in the lowland rainforests of malaysia. | niche theory suggests that sympatric species reduce interspecific competition through segregation of shared resources by adopting different attack manoeuvres. however, the fact that flycatcher-like bird species exclusively use the sally manoeuvre may thus challenge this view. we studied the foraging ecology of three flycatcher-like species (i.e. paradise-flycatcher terpsiphone sp., black-naped monarch hypothymis azurea, and rufous-winged philentoma philentoma pyrhoptera) in the krau wildlife res ... | 2017 | 28438691 |
| shifts in foraging behaviour of heterospecific flocking birds in a lowland malaysian rainforest. | mixed-species flocks (msfs) serve important roles in bird communities, especially in tropical forests. although structure of mixed-species bird flocks and its benefits has been intensively studied globally, the foraging plasticity of a species when joining msfs has rarely been evaluated. the present study examines foraging strategies of the rufous-crowned babbler (malacopteron magnum), chestnut-winged babbler (cyanoderma erythropterum) and black-naped monarch (hypothymis azurea) when participati ... | 2020 | 32866554 |