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Influence of Bird Behavioural Traits and Habitat in Predicting Haemoparasite Infection
Nyathi, G., Ndlovu, M., & Nangammbi, T. C. 2025. Influence of Bird Behavioural Traits and Habitat in Predicting Haemoparasite Infection....

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Avian malaria and flavivirus prevalence in the savanna regions of South Africa
Avian malaria and flaviviruses are widely distributed vector-transmitted infections that can affect the fitness of birds and the later can also cause significant human disease.

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Fatal Force-Feeding or Gluttonous Gagging? The Death of Kestrel SACHM 2575
Ikram, Salima, Ruhan Slabbert, Izak Cornelius, Anton du Plessis, Liani Colette Swanepoel, and Henry Weber. 2015. Fatal Force-Feeding or Glut...

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Het Afrika van de Ijsvogel
Gispen, Willem Hendrik. 2015. Het Afrika van de Ijsvogel. Beilen: Pharos Uitgevers. http://pharosuitgevers.nl/boek/het-afrika-van-de-ijsvoge...

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Lateralization of the Avian Magnetic Compass: Analysis of Its Early Plasticity
Gehring, Dennis, Onur Güntürkün, Wolfgang Wiltschko and Roswitha Wiltschko. 2017. Lateralization of the Avian Magnetic Compass: Analysis of ...

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Deep learning network for South African birdsong and its wider implications on the concept of intelligence
We develop an operational convolutional neural network, that distinguishes 170 different South African birdsongs.

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Kingfisher Tales
The Greek myth of the European Kingfisher has inspired many poets and writers and left deep traces in European culture.
