Vultures are nature's most successful scavengers, and they provide an array of ecological,
economic, and cultural services. As the only known obligate scavengers, vultures are …

Birds are one of the most diverse groups of ecosystem service providers, whose ecological
functions range from creating soil to sha** primate behavior, Nevertheless, the impression …

Integrating biomechanics, behavior and ecology requires a mechanistic understanding of
the processes producing the movement of animals. This calls for contemporaneous …

Ecosystem services are natural processes that benefit humans. Birds contribute the four
types of services recognized by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment—provisioning …

Vultures, which are the only obligate vertebrate scavengers, have experienced the most
rapid decline in conservation status of any group of birds over the past decade and comprise …

Species, and their ecological strategies, are disappearing. Here we use species traits to
quantify the current and projected future ecological strategy diversity for 15,484 land …

Decomposition contributes to global ecosystem function by contributing to nutrient recycling,
energy flow, and limiting biomass accumulation. The decomposer organisms influencing this …

Widespread use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac to treat
livestock has resulted in dramatic declines in the populations of vultures across India. This …

Vultures (Accipitridae and Cathartidae) are the only known obligate scavengers. They feed
on rotting carcasses and are the most threatened avian functional group in the world …

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts
from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than half of its …