| high egg rejection rate in a chinese population of grey-backed thrush (turdus hortulorum). | everal previous studies have indicated that nest sanitation behavior is a general adaptation in altricial birds, with egg recognition capacity evolving as a specific response to interspecific brood parasitism (ibp). however, a recent study suggested an alternative hypothesis, concluding that conspecific brood parasitism (cbp) selects for egg rejection in thrushes, with ibp as a by-product. in the present study, we used a spectrophotometer to quantify egg coloration and egg mimicry and performed ... | 2019 | 31011133 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of turdus hortulorum (passeriformes, turdidae). | the grey-backed thrush (turdus hortulorum) is an endangered bird species, which is mainly distributed in northern china, korean peninsula and vietnam. in this study, the complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of t. hortulorum is determined. the circle genome was 16,759 bp in length and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer rna genes, 2 ribosomal rna genes and 1 control region (d-loop). the mtdna of t. hortulorum is similar to the typical mtdna of birds and other ver ... | 2016 | 24708110 |
| impact of multiple bird partners on the seed dispersal effectiveness of china's relic trees. | frugivorous birds generally exhibit an unequal contribution to dispersal effectiveness of plant species as a function of their habitat adaptation and body size. in our study, we compared the effectiveness of multiple bird species that contribute to the dispersal of the endangered relic chinese yew, taxus chinensis. seven bird species dispersed t. chinensis seeds, with picus canus, turdus hortulorum, and urocissa erythrorhyncha being the main dispersers. the quantity part of dispersal effectivene ... | 2016 | 26725517 |
| dispersal of remnant endangered trees in a fragmented and disturbed forest by frugivorous birds. | most endangered plant species in a fragmented forest behave as a unique source population, with a high dependence on frugivorous birds for recruitment and persistence. in this study, we combined field data of dispersal behavior of birds and gis information of patch attributes to estimate how frugivorous birds could affect the effective dispersal pattern of chinese yew (taxus chinensis) in a fragmented and disturbed forest. nine bird species were observed to visit t. chinensis trees, with urociss ... | 2017 | 28389923 |
| [patterns of bird nocturnal migration at shenyang taoxian international airport, northeast china]. | the high frequency of bird strikes at night during the migration season is a remarkable characteristic of bird strikes at airports. understanding the nocturnal migration patterns of birds is important for improving the methods to prevent bird strikes at night. in this study, we combined the methods of mist-net capture and sound recording to examine the composition of bird species and the patterns of nocturnal migration at taoxian airport. we found that 56 species of birds (88.9% of the total) mi ... | 2019 | 30907552 |