Publications by authors named "Sarah Diaz-Garcia"

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  • * In a study of nestling eagle owls, ARs were found in 91.5% of blood samples, with many individuals showing multiple AR compounds, primarily second-generation ARs (SGARs).
  • * While the overall health of the sampled owls appeared good, there was a positive but not significant correlation between AR levels and prothrombin time; higher AR concentrations were linked to urban areas and landfills, indicating a need for better monitoring of these pollutants.
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The widespread use of anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) poses a worldwide threat to farmland wildlife. These compounds accumulate in tissues of both target and non-target species, potentially endangering both direct consumers and their predators. However, investigations on ARs in blood of free-ranging predatory birds are rare.

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Juvenile animals generally disperse from their birthplace to their future breeding territories. In fragmented landscapes, habitat-specialist species must disperse through the anthropogenic matrix where remnant habitats are embedded. Here, we test the hypothesis that dispersing juvenile frugivores leave a footprint in the form of seed deposition through the matrix of fragmented landscapes.

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