Rook Hind Limbs Grew Fastest Before Hatching, Forelimbs During Most Nestling Development
Measurements from rook embryos and nestlings revealed four shifts in body proportions: hind limbs had the highest relative…
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Rook Breeding Numbers Fell 42–62% in Several Regions of Northern and Western Poland
Surveys across northern and western Poland counted 26,318 occupied rook nests, while comparable regional datasets showed declines of…
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Wintering Eastern Rooks in Korea Shared Broadly Overlapping Breeding Origins
Stable isotopes and mitochondrial DNA indicated that eastern rooks wintering at four South Korean sites came from broadly…
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French Wildlife Culling Was Not Linked to Lower Reported Damage
A 2026 national evaluation of ten native species found no relationship between lethal-control effort and lower reported damage…
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Two Rooks Changed Their Vocal Timing With Rhythmic Sounds but Did Not Match the Beat
Of 11 adult rooks exposed to rhythmic sounds, eight sang during the trials, but only three produced enough…
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