European starlings
Effects of exogenous 17(β) estradiol on the reproductive physiology and reproductive performance of european starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
... We predicted that exogenous estradiol would increase egg mass in European starlings. Although estradiol elevated the plasma concentrations of the yolk precursor vitellogenin, treatment did not increase egg ...
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Nest box exploration may stimulate breeding physiology and alter mRNA expression in the medial preoptic area of female European starlings
... female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), nest cavities are limited resources that are necessary for ...female starlings to aviaries with: (1) no nest boxes, (2) nest boxes, or (3) nest boxes, ...
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Developmental Stress and the Effects on Physiological and Cognitive-Behavioural Traits in European Starlings
... developmental stress weakens song preferences (Schmidt et al. 2013a; Farrell et al. 2015c) or reduces activity levels in mate choice trials (Woodgate et al. 2010), but other studies have found no change in the direction ...
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Ultraviolet colour perception in European starlings and Japanese quail
... Four European starlings Sturnus vulgaris (Linnaeus) were wild-caught as juveniles under an English Nature licence (#20000069) in Somerset, UK and were maintained under UV+ conditions in the ...The ...
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Constitutive immune function in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, is decreased immediately after an endurance flight in a wind tunnel
... In European starlings, three out of four indicators of the constitutive immune system decreased immediately after an endurance flight in a wind tunnel. These results are consistent with the predicted trade- ...
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Metabolic power of European starlings Sturnus vulgaris during flight in a wind tunnel, estimated from heat transfer modelling, doubly labelled water and mask respirometry
... from European starlings Sturnus vulgaris (hereafter referred to as starlings) that we trained to fly in a wind tunnel at speeds between 6 and 14·m·s –1 ...
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Heritability of nestling growth in cross-fostered European Starlings Sturnus vulgaris.
... LUNDRF.RC;, 1986 Heritability and selection on tarsus length in the Pied Flycatcher (Acedulu hypoleuca). LLINLIBLRG, 1984 High fre- quency of cuckoldry in pied and collared [r] ...
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The metabolic cost of birdsong production
... Adult males of three species were used in this study. Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) were bred in our aviary and were more than 100 days old. Waterslager canaries (Serinus canaria) were purchased from a breeder and ...
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Song competition changes the brain and behavior of a male songbird
... In European starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris ), females base mate choice, in part, on aspects of male song associated with its length, which positively correlates with the males’ reproductive success, ...
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Reproductive success and male traits in the spotless starling, Sturnus unicolor
... Spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) and European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are hole-nesting, facultatively polygynous species (Aparicio et ...spotless starlings (Cordero et ...the ...
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The neuroethology and evolution of nest building behaviour
... Because nest box possession in male European starlings increases Fos immunoreactivity in several regions in the social behaviour network Heimovics and Riters, 2006, Fos immunoreactivity [r] ...
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The European Identity
... of European identity is at a point of ...shared European identity, would be ...of European democ- racy must first be reformed and the opportunities for partici- pation and cooperation among citizens ...
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Body-Mass, Composition, and Survival of Nestling and Fledgling Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) at Belmont, New Zealand
... Belmont starlings apparently responded, in this average year, to poor environmental conditions for nesting by reducing the number of offspring through brood reduction rather than by producing more offspring of low ...
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Drowning is an apparent and unexpected recurrent cause of mass mortality of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
... S1), starlings continued to attempt to enter the water body once the majority of its surface had been deliberately covered ...covered. Starlings have strong flocking tendencies and overcrowding could ...
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Suing the European Union in the UK: Tomanović et. al. v. the European Union et. al.
... A BSTRACT : In its judgment of 13 February 2019 in the case of Tomanović et.al. v. the European Un- ion et.al. , the English High Court of Justice dismissed several claims based on human rights viola- tions by ...
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Chapter 29 - World War I - History 10.ppt
... Germany declared war on France, an ally of Russia Germany declared war on France, an ally of Russia 7.. Germany invaded Belgium on August 3, 1914, so that German Germany invaded Belgium[r] ...
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Chapter 6 -Rome.ppt
... Under the Etruscans, Rome turned into a collection of hilltop villages.. Temples & public building started to appear.[r] ...
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Chapter 5 Ancient Greece.ppt
... SPARTA BUILDS A MILITARY STATE. SPARTA BUILDS A MILITARY STATE[r] ...
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Simulating collective motion from particles to birds
... To get a feel for the projection term, imagine yourself flying in a flock of starlings surrounded by clear blue sky. Your view is spherical and we will imagine there is no Earth beneath you, only more sky. What do ...
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Chapter 32 - World War II - No Japan.ppt
... Britain strikes back & took back 130,000 prisoners & Germany was forced to send General Erwin Rommel (Desert Fox).. He led the Afrika Korps ...[r] ...
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