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The effect of latitude on the efficacy of acoustic indices to predict biodiversity: A meta-analysis by Pan, Wuyuan, Goodale, Eben, Jiang, Aiwu, Mammides, Christos

“…•We analyzed the relationship between acoustic indices and biodiversity.•Overall, there was a moderate positive correlation between acoustic indices and…”
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Public Opinions on Stray Cats in China, Evidence from Social Media Data by Xu, Jiaping, Jiang, Aiwu

“…The management of stray cats is often contentious because public perceptions about these animals are different. Using user-generated content from Weibo, this…”
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Comparison of gut microbiota between immigrant and native populations of the Silver-eared Mesia ( Leiothrix argentauris ) living in mining area by Zhou, Tianlong, Liu, Shilong, Jiang, Aiwu

“…The complex gut bacterial communities have a major impact on organismal health. However, knowledge of the effects of habitat change on the gut microbiota of…”
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Strictly protected areas are not necessarily more effective than areas in which multiple human uses are permitted by Elleason, Moses, Guan, Zhuoli, Deng, Yiming, Jiang, Aiwu, Goodale, Eben, Mammides, Christos

“…The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies protected areas into six categories, ranging from strict nature reserves to areas where…”
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Effects of nature contact on children's willingness to conserve animals under rapid urbanization by Xu, Jiaping, Jiang, Aiwu

“…Wildlife conservation requires public support. Growing evidence has suggested that childhood nature experience plays an essential role in forming one's…”
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Multiple trace elements exposure of Grey-cheeked Fulvettas Alcippe morrisonia, a nuclear member in bird mixed-species flocks, and implications for bioindicator by Liu, Shilong, Mtemi, Wambura M., Zhou, Tianlong, Pan, Jincheng, Jiang, Aiwu

“…Birds are vulnerable to metal pollution, which can serve as indicators of environmental safety monitoring. In this study, we evaluated three non-essential (Pb,…”
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Mercury contamination in terrestrial predatory birds from Northeast China: Implications for species and feather type selection for biomonitoring by Ma, Yanju, Zheng, Wen, An, Yuxin, Chen, Lianghua, Xu, Qing, Jiang, Aiwu

“…[Display omitted] •Mercury accumulation was documented in terrestrial predatory birds in Northeast China.•Feather Hg: Brown Shrike > Amur Falcon = Common…”
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Concentrations and biomagnification of multiple metals/metalloids are higher in rice than in sugarcane agroecosystems of southern China by Mtemi, Wambura M., Liu, Shilong, Liu, Kangmei, Wei, Lini, Wang, Xueli, Jiang, Aiwu, Goodale, Eben

“…[Display omitted] •Cr, Pb, and Zn concentrations were higher in samples collected at the mine site.•Rice paddies had stronger patterns of biomagnification than…”
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The incidence of bird sounds, and other categories of non-focal sounds, confound the relationships between acoustic indices and bird species richness in southern China by Galappaththi, Supun, Goodale, Eben, Sun, Jiajie, Jiang, Aiwu, Mammides, Christos

“…The analysis of audio recordings through acoustic indices has been proposed as an efficient way to measure and monitor biodiversity, given the assumption that…”
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Demographics, behaviours, and preferences of birdwatchers and their implications for avitourism and avian conservation: A case study of birding in Nonggang, Southern China by Tan, Xiaocai, Yan, Peihao, Liu, Zongyue, Qin, Huan, Jiang, Aiwu

“…Birding, a sustainable ecotourism, capitalizes on the community's rich bird resources to attract an increasing number of birdwatchers. However, the influence…”
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A network meta-analysis on comparison of invasive and non-invasive sampling methods to characterize intestinal microbiota of birds by Zhou, Tianlong, Bodawatta, Kasun H., Jiang, Aiwu

“…Birds maintain complex and intimate associations with a diverse community of microbes in their intestine. Multiple invasive and non-invasive sampling methods…”
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Audience effects in a group‐living bird: How contact call rate is affected by vegetation and group size and composition by Meaux, Estelle, He, Chao, Zeng, Xiaolei, He, Ruchuan, Jiang, Aiwu, Goodale, Eben

“…Contact calling is a ubiquitous behavior of group‐living animals. Yet in birds, beyond a general connection with group cohesion, its precise function is not…”
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Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency? by Tan, Xiaocai, Liu, Shilong, Goodale, Eben, Jiang, Aiwu

“…Bird photography is a popular and growing form of ecotourism that contributes to the economic growth of local communities, but its disturbance to bird…”
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Increasing collaboration between China and India in the environmental sciences to foster global sustainability by Goodale, Eben, Mammides, Christos, Mtemi, Wambura, Chen, You-Fang, Barthakur, Ranjit, Goodale, Uromi Manage, Jiang, Aiwu, Liu, Jianguo, Malhotra, Saurav, Meegaskumbura, Madhava, Pandit, Maharaj K., Qiu, Guangle, Xu, Jianchu, Cao, Kun-Fang, Bawa, Kamaljit S.

“…As the two largest countries by population, China and India have pervasive effects on the ecosphere. Because of their human population size and long…”
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Investigating how different classes of nest predators respond to the playback of the begging calls of nestling birds by Liu, Shilong, Xie, Qiao, Jiang, Aiwu, Goodale, Eben

“…Begging brings benefits and costs for nestling birds: it can indicate their needs to their parents, but it can also be a cue used by predators to find the…”
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Aviary measurements of dominance and affiliation between members of mixed-species birds flocks in southern China by Chen, Jichong, Meaux, Estelle, Li, Caiyun, Jiang, Aiwu, Goodale, Eben

“…In mutualistic interactions, all parties are usually considered to benefit; yet there may be asymmetries in mutualisms where some partners/individuals benefit…”
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Projecting shifts in the distributions of Chinese endemic vertebrate species under climate and land-use change by Deng, Yiming, Goodale, Eben, Dong, Anran, Jiang, Demeng, Jiang, Aiwu, Zhang, Zhixin, Mammides, Christos

“…Human-induced climate and land-use change impact species’ habitats and survival ability. A growing body of research uses species distribution models (SDMs) to…”
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Chromosome-scale Genome assembly of the critically endangered White-eared Night-Heron (Gorsachius magnificus) by Zheng, Chenqing, Chen, Qing, Huang, Shiguo, Song, Weizhen, Chen, Guoling, Lin, Hongzhou, Xu, Chunsheng, Qian, Xiran, Cheng, Yachang, Jiang, Aiwu, Fan, Zhongyong, Liu, Yang

“…The White-eared Night-Heron ( Gorsachius magnificus , G. magnificus ) is a critically endangered heron that is very poorly known and only found in southern…”
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Crop Diversity and Its Effect on Farmer Income in Guangxi, Southern China by Li, Cheng, Chen, Xinjian, Jiang, Aiwu, Lee, Myung-Bok, Mammides, Christos, Goodale, Eben

“…Encouraging crop diversity could be a “win–win” for farmers and biodiversity conservation, if having a variety of crops produces the heterogeneity that…”
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Investigating flock-associated mimicry: examining the evidence for, and drivers of, plumage mimicry in the greater and lesser necklaced laughingthrush by Gosai, Kamal Raj, Zhou, Liping, Liu, Yang, Braun, Edward L, Kimball, Rebecca T, Robinson, Scott K, Jiang, Aiwu, Goodale, Eben

“…Visual mimicry is less understood in birds than in other taxa. The interspecific social dominance mimicry (ISDM) hypothesis asserts that subordinate species…”
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