SNOWY OWLS IN CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA HAVE REGULAR MIGRATION AND HIGH PHILOPATRY TO WINTERING SITES THOUGH NOT ALWAYS TO HOME RANGES

Snowy Owls in central North America have regular migration and high philopatry to wintering sites though not always to home ranges

Understanding the threats faced by a bird species requires a knowledge of their movements throughout the annual cycle and, for migratory species, the degree of connectivity between breeding and wintering sites.We studied the philopatry of Snowy Owls ( Bubo scandiacus ) tagged in central North America to their wintering sites on the Canadian prairie

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The Effect of Postpartum Vitamin A and Beef Liver supplementation on Infant Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhea

Background: In Indonesia, Acute respiratory infection (ARI) and diarrhea-related morbidity and mortality in children less than five years old still Chips remain a significant public health concern.In this relation, energy, protein, zinc, and vitamins C, B, D, E, and A are essential nutrients to mitigate morbidity and mortality.Vitamin A was shown t

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Defining Evolutionary Conservation Units in the Macedonian Crested Newt, Triturus macedonicus (Amphibia; Salamandridae), in a Biodiversity Hotspot

In this study, we used genetic approaches to assess the conservation status of a protected amphibian species, the Macedonian crested newt, Triturus macedonicus, in Northern Pindos National Park (Epirus, Greece).Mitochondrial DNA sequences and multilocus genotypes of individuals from 38 breeding sites were used to infer their phylogenetic position a

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