Wind is among the most important environmental factors shaping birds' migration patterns. Birds must deal with the displacement caused by crosswinds and their behavior can vary according to different factors such as flight mode, migratory season, experience, and distance to goal areas. Here we analyze the relationship between wind and migratory movements of three raptor species which migrate by...

Data on the morphology of fruits and seeds is important in plant identification, especially for botanical gardens, which receive a significant part planting material form seeds. We studied 18 seed samples 7 feather grass species listed Red Book Nizhny Novgorod region, obtained from various gardens: Stipa capillata L. (5 samples), S. dasyphylla (Lindem.) Trautv. (2 lessingiana Trin. et Rupr. (3 ...

Land use change resulting from anthropogenic pressure on land has led to degraded soil quality, especially in the hilly tropical regions where ecosystems are generally fragile and susceptible degradation cultivation. Hence, sustainable uses management practices crucial for agricultural production ecological balance, particularly these regions. The present study investigates impact of various hi...

From the phenolic profile of Acacia pennata L. leaves hydromethanolic extract, nine flavonoids were tentatively characterized (liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry), which Kaempferol 3,7-di-O-hexoside, Apigenin 6,8-di-C-hexoside, Luteolin-6-C-pentoside-8-C-hexoside, Apigenin-6-C-hexoside-8-C-pentoside and Apigenin-6-C-pentoside-8-C-hexoside detected for first time fro...

Se estudiaron los restos faunísticos no ingeridos recuperados en el interior y bajo un nido de carancho (Caracara plancus) localizado niveles aterrazados del interfluvio Coyle-Gallegos con objetivo general evaluar su papel como agente tafonómico. El fue construido sobre una mata calafate (Berberis sp.), ubicada centro concentración carcasas guanacos (Lama guanicoe) muertos por estrés invernal a...