Nest site selection and breeding ecology of the Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) in Algeria

Comparison of Reproductive Strategies between Two Sympatric Copsychus Passerines

“…Birds expend considerable time and energy on various breeding activities, including mate selection, breeding territory determination, nesting behavior, laying, and brooding behavior [3]. However, numerous factors influence avian reproductive success, such as nest-site selection [4,5], nest predation [6,7], brood parasitism [8], food resources [9], and phenological conditions [6,10]. Wild birds are increasingly coming into contact with human activities, which in turn increasingly Animals 2024, 14, 554 2 of 16 exert significant impact on avian reproduction [11,12].…”

Composition and variations diet of the European eel Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) in Tonga Lake, North-East Algeria.

“…This study consists of collecting additional information on the composition and variations of the diet of A. anguilla colonizing the Nature Reserve of Tonga Lake, a vast expanse of freshwater, located in the central part of the El-Kala National Park, which includes another freshwater lake, Oubeïra Lake and a brackish lagoon called El-Mellah. This hydrosystem was recognized as a Ramsar site on April 11, 1983 and constitutes the most important nesting area in North Africa (Gherib and Lazli 2017;Loucif et al 2020Loucif et al , 2021. This investigation on A. anguilla is part of a large national research program (Chaoui 2009) with a view to providing local managers with the ecobiological information essential to establishing a management plan for this species across all continental hydrosystems of Algeria.…”

The Amur Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone incei ) with distinct male dichromatism: implications for nest-site selection and nesting success

“…It can also offer guidance on the appropriate scale for implementing conservation planning for breeding birds of concern or those occupying endangered habitats (Zhu et al 2012, Zhang et al 2017, Rebollo et al 2020. Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the characteristics of nest sites and the selection process of different bird species because these features often play a determining role in bird breeding success (Jiao et al 2014, Jiang et al 2017, Zhang et al 2017, Han et al 2019, Loucif et al 2021.…”