‘DICTATOR SENATUI LEGENDO’. THE UNUSUAL DICTATORSHIP OF M. FABIUS BUTEO

Oral Administration of Tiletamine/zolazepam for the Immobilization of the Common Buzzard (buteo Buteo)

--The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of oral administration of tiletamine/ zolazepam in a bait fbr immobilizing Common Buzzards (Buteo buteo) (N = 20). Two different dosages and two different methods of administration were compared. A dosage of 80 mg/kg was sufficient in most birds to enable safe handling after 30-60 min, whereas the majority of animals receiving 40 rag/ kg stil...

The Results of the Dictator Game among Divorced Children

Divorce and separation of parents are the main causes of mental illness in children. Therefore, it has been decided to examine the degree of fairness and justice of divorced children as one of these variables according to the following models and in the game the Dictator. Economic analysis is usually based on the assumption that people are completely interested in themselves and that they  are ...

Density, number and habitat use of Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) wintering in the lowlands of Bulgaria

National survey on density, number and habitat use of Common Buzzards wintering in the lowlands (under 650 m a.s.l.) of Bulgaria was conducted in January 2006. Combined method of road count survey with point count technique modified by Distance analysis was applied. A total of 174 point transects were made and 501 Common Buzzards were registered. The frequency of species was 74.7% and the relat...

Habitat use and hunting behaviour of Common Buzzards Buteo buteo wintering in south-western Poland

During seven winter seasons (1993/1994–1999/2000) 107 roadside counts (28 km each) in agricultural area of south-western Poland were conducted. From among 1526 Buzzards, 1293 were recorded in winter months (November–February) and 233 in March. Birds were non-randomly distributed on nine vegetation types met along the transect route. Permanent papilionaceous crops, along with cereal stubbles, ma...

Scientists and the Onset of Dictatorship