Miranda Gilda Jonson, Sen Lian, Hong-Soo Choi, Gwan-Seok Lee, Chang-Suk Kim and Kook-Hyung Kim* 1Department of Biology, School of Science and Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights Quezon City 1108, Philippines 2Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National Universi...

I studied the Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis), a frugivorous island endemic, in two sites in southwestern Puerto Rico in 2009 and 2010. I modeled nest survival of 37 nests to better understand the effects of several biological factors on daily nest survival. Predation was the most important cause of nest failure. Six models, all including some measure of fruit abundance, receiv...

AnsTn.Kr. -The breeding biology of Eurasian Nuthatches (Sitta europaea asiatica) was studied in 1986-1990 in two habitats, riparian and upland forests, in the Magadan region, northeastern Siberia. Clutch sizes and breeding success averaged 6.49 eggs and 57.5%, respectively, and varied among years. Habitat influenced clutch size but not numbers of young fledged from successful nests. Within seas...

The Sunbittern (Eurypyga hellas) inhabits tropical swamps and mountain streams from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is the sole member of the family Eurypygidae, one of several unusual and poorly studied gruiform families, and its breeding behavior is therefore of special interest. Although they frequently breed in captivity (Coimbra Filho 1965, Frith 1978, Wennrick 1981) and one nest in the wild...

In this work, we intend to describe the reproductive dynamics of Sterna hirundinacea in an island from South Brazil. We studied the reproductive biology of this species in its natural environment and provide data on their growth, survival, and reproductive success in Ilha dos Cardos, Santa Catarina, South Brazil. Samplings were carried out daily on the island throughout the reproductive seasons...

With the development of molecular biology, some DNA-based technologies have showed great potentiality in promoting the efficiency of crop breeding program, protecting germplasm resources, improving the quality and outputs of agricultural products, and protecting the eco-environment etc., making their roles in modern agriculture more and more important. To better understand the application of DN...