New breeding records of Verreaux's Eagle Owl, Buteo lacteus, in Bénin, West Africa

A Review of Modern Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Nesting Records and Breeding Status in Nebraska

Density, habitat selection and breeding biology of Common Buzzards Buteo buteo in an insular environment

To cite this Article Rodríguez, Beneharo, Siverio, Felipe, Rodríguez, Airam, Siverio, Manuel, Hernández, José J. and Figuerola, Jordi(2010) 'Density, habitat selection and breeding biology of Common Buzzards Buteo buteo in an insular environment', Bird Study, 57: 1, 75 — 83, First published on: 01 December 2009 (iFirst) To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/00063650903311526 URL: http://dx.doi....

New Coleoptera records from owl nests in Nova Scotia, Canada

A preliminary study of boreal owl, Aegolius funereus richardsoni (Bonaparte), and northern sawwhet owl, Aegolius acadicus acadicus (Gmelin), nests from Nova Scotia, Canada revealed the presence of 14 species of Coleoptera, several of which represent significant extensions of their known ranges. Atheta (Datomicra) celata (Erichson) is newly recorded for North America; Atheta irrita Casey is newl...

Mallophaga species on long-legged buzzards (Buteo rufinus): new records from Turkey.

This study was carried out on two long-legged buzzards that were brought for treatment to the surgery clinic of the Veterinary Faculty, University of Selçuk. A few lice were observed on the body surfaces of the birds. Forty-seven lice were collected from the buzzards. The lice were preserved in a tube containing 70% ethanol. They were mounted on slides separately after being cleared in lactophe...

Antimicrobial, antioxidant, toxicity and phytochemical assessment of extracts from Acmella uliginosa, a leafy-vegetable consumed in Bénin, West Africa

BACKGROUND Acmella uliginosa (Asteraceae) is a flowering plant whose leaves are consumed as a vegetable in Benin. They are also traditionally used as an antibiotic in the treatment of infectious diseases. To evaluate the therapeutic potential and toxicity effect of this leafy-vegetable, the antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant activities and, toxicity and phytochemical constituents were inves...