Search Results - "Hiraldo, F."
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Pesticide contamination of bird species from Doñana National Park (southwestern Spain): Temporal trends (1999–2021) and reproductive impacts
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (15-04-2023)“…Doñana National Park (DNP) is a protected area renowned for hosting a wide variety of birds. However, the agricultural practices in its surroundings might…”
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Protected areas enter a new era of uncertain challenges: extinction of a non‐exigent falcon in Doñana National Park
Published in Animal conservation (01-08-2022)“…Protected areas are supposed to maintain viable populations of plant and animal taxa and shield them from anthropogenic threats, but this role is increasingly…”
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Raptor Nest Decorations Are a Reliable Threat Against Conspecifics
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (21-01-2011)“…Individual quality is often signaled by phenotypic flags, such as bright plumage patches in birds. Extended phenotype signals can similarly show quality, but…”
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Simple assessments of age and spatial population structure can aid conservation of poorly known species
Published in Biological conservation (01-11-2013)“…The IUCN Red List is challenged with assessing the conservation status of species on which reliable demographic and distribution parameters are lacking. The…”
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Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of emerging and classical flame retardants in bird eggs of 14 species from Doñana Natural Space and surrounding areas (South-western Spain)
Published in Environment international (01-07-2014)“…The occurrence of classical (polybrominated diphenyl ethers, PBDEs) and emerging FRs (dechloranes, hexabromobenzene (HBB), pentabromoethyl benzene (PBEB) and…”
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Temporal trends in classical and alternative flame retardants in bird eggs from Doñana Natural Space and surrounding areas (south-western Spain) between 1999 and 2013
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-11-2015)“…[Display omitted] •HFRs detected in bird eggs corresponding to two different time periods.•Decrease of the contribution of the components of Penta-BDE in birds…”
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Winners and losers in human-made habitats: interspecific competition outcomes in two Neotropical vultures
Published in Animal conservation (01-08-2010)“…Understanding the factors underlying species coexistence is a major focus in community ecology. When dealing with competition between native and exotic…”
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Spatial and temporal patterns in the diet of the Andean condor: ecological replacement of native fauna by exotic species
Published in Animal conservation (01-08-2009)“…The development of conservation strategies to protect viable populations of scavenging birds requires the existence of adequate and safe food supplies in the…”
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Coping with uncertainty: breeding adjustments to an unpredictable environment in an opportunistic raptor
Published in Oecologia (01-05-2011)“…No environment is truly constant in time. As a result, animals have evolved multiple adjustments to cope with such fluctuations. However, the allocation of…”
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A Multi-Tier Approach to Identifying Environmental Stress in Altricial Nestling Birds
Published in Functional ecology (01-04-2005)“…1. Birds respond to unpredictable events in the environment by releasing corticosterone, which triggers alternate responses to overcome stressful situations…”
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Ecological, morphological and phylogenetic correlates of interspecific variation in plasma carotenoid concentration in birds
Published in Journal of evolutionary biology (01-01-2004)“…Carotenoids are important as pigments for bright coloration of animals, and as physiologically active compounds with a wide array of health‐related benefits…”
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Large-scale human effects on an arid African raptor community
Published in Animal conservation (01-10-2010)“…In the current scenario of biodiversity crisis there is a growing need for identifying causes of changes in biodiversity at large scales. Here we assess…”
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Organization and Variation of the Mitochondrial Control Region in Two Vulture Species, Gypaetus barbatus and Neophron percnopterus
Published in The Journal of heredity (01-07-2004)“…We report the first entire mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences in two endangered vulture species, the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and…”
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Influence of a mine tailing accident near Doñana National Park (Spain) on heavy metals and arsenic accumulation in 14 species of waterfowl (1998 to 2000)
Published in Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology (01-10-2004)“…This article presents the impact on waterbirds in Doñana National Park (Spain) of an accidental release of 5 million m3 acid waste produced by the processing…”
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Accumulation of heavy metals and As in wetland birds in the area around Doñana National Park affected by the Aznalcollar toxic spill
Published in The Science of the total environment (06-12-1999)“…The impact of the spill from the mine in Aznalcollar (Seville, Spain) on waterfowl in the Doñana National Park is assessed. The concentrations of Cu, Pb, Cd,…”
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Short-term adaptation of microalgae in highly stressful environments: an experimental model analysing the resistance of Scenedesmus intermedius (Chlorophyceae) to the heavy metals mixture from the Aznalcóllar mine spill
Published in European journal of phycology (01-11-2002)“…The toxic spill of acid wastes rich in heavy metals/metalloids (AWHM) from the Aznalcóllar mine in April 1998, threatening the Doñana National Park, is…”
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The function of the cosmetic coloration of bearded vultures: when art imitates life
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Trace elements in blood collected from birds feeding in the area around Doñana National Park affected by the toxic spill from the Aznalcóllar mine
Published in The Science of the total environment (06-12-1999)“…A long-term monitoring plan was established to study if bird populations around Doñana National Park were affected by the toxic spill from the Aznalcóllar…”
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Factors Influencing Nest Site Selection, Breeding Density and Breeding Success in the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-01-1993)“…1. We examined the nest site selection, breeding density and breeding success in the bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus in relation to physiography, climate,…”
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Food habits of the Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) in the Andean Patagonia: the role of breeding constraints
Published in Journal of arid environments (01-06-2001)“…Crested caracara (Caracara plancus) in Patagonia have a generalist diet, feeding mainly on mammalian carrion and arthropods. Vertebrate prey (mammals, birds…”
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