the aim of this study is to determine of mercury levels in various internal organs of the fereydunkenar international wetland’s birds for the first time and to determine the influence of this metal on their health. this study has been done in the fereydunkenar international wetland where is the most important wetland habitat of the central areas of hyrcanian ecosystem. fereydunkenar internation...

Nearly one in five bird species has separate breeding and overwintering distributions, and the regular migrations of these species cause a substantial seasonal redistribution of avian diversity across the world. However, despite its ecological importance, bird migration has been largely ignored in studies of global avian biodiversity, with few studies having addressed it from a macroecological ...

background: corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine birds including crows, rooks, mag­pies, jays, chough, and ravens. these birds are migratory species, especially in the shortage of foods, so they can act like vectors for a wide range of microorganisms. they live generally in temper­ate climates and in a very close contact with human residential areas as well as poultry farms. there is no ...

Migratory connectivity by birds may mutually affect different ecosystems over large distances. Populations of geese overwintering in southern areas while breeding in high-latitude ecosystems have increased strongly over the past decades. The increase is likely due to positive feedbacks caused by climate change at both wintering, stopover sites and breeding grounds, land-use practices at the ove...

b ackground: although there are about 520 species of birds in iran, but only some of them have been checked for ectoparasites so far.the aim of this study was to check some more available species of the birds of iran for lice. m ethods: this study was performed between 2008–2010 in northern iran. for this purpose we tried to check some of the wild bird species available and mostly not checked b...