Declines in European bird populations are reported for decades but the direct effect of major
anthropogenic pressures on such declines remains unquantified. Causal relationships …

Organismal adaptations are the hallmark of natural selection. Studies of adaptations in avian
systems have been central to key conceptual and empirical advances in the field of …

Mass extinctions during the past 500 million y rapidly removed branches from the
phylogenetic tree of life and required millions of years for evolution to generate functional …

The world's biodiversity is in peril. The major threats to biodiversity globally are habitat
change, overexploitation, climate change, invasive species and pollution. Not only do these …

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the world's most economically important tree species,
and coconut palm plantations dominate many islands and tropical coastlines. However, the …

There is a need for monitoring biodiversity at multiple spatial and temporal scales to aid
conservation efforts. Autonomous recording units (ARUs) can provide cost-effective, long …

Aim The world's islands support disproportionate levels of endemic avian biodiversity
despite suffering numerous extinctions. While intensive recent research has focused on …

Climate and land‐use/land‐cover change (“global change”) are restructuring biodiversity,
globally. Broadly, environmental conditions are expected to become warmer, potentially …

The recent panzootic of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) has affected
hundreds of thousands of wild birds around the world. Here, we analyze the outcomes of the …

The ultimate goal of Wildlife Rehabilitation Centres is to release wild animals back into the
wild, after providing care and treatment according to protocol. The data collected during the …