Observation record of the Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-145
Author(s):  
Seok-Jun Son ◽  
Jae-Pyoung Yu ◽  
In-Kyu Kim ◽  
Jung-Lea Kim ◽  
Jung-Hoon Kang
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127
Author(s):  
S. Saavedra ◽  
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A. Maraver ◽  
J. D. Anadón ◽  
J. L. Tella ◽  
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The common myna Acridotheres tristis is listed among the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species. We combined previous records with a field survey to update the extent and fate of myna introductions in Spain and Portugal. Results suggest that there have been at least 22 independent accidental introductions of three myna species throughout the Iberian peninsula and three archipelagos since the early 1990s. While bank mynas (A. ginginianus) did not become established elsewhere, common mynas reached breeding populations on four islands. Eradication efforts allowed the extirpation of these breeding island populations, but common mynas continue to breed in the Tagus Estuary (continental Portugal). In this region, there is also a breeding population of crested mynas (A. cristatellus), which was undergone an exponential population growth in the last decade. To avoid further accidental introductions, eradication campaigns should be combined with preventive actions aiming to stop the trade of these species in Europe.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. e40622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Grarock ◽  
Christopher R. Tidemann ◽  
Jeffrey Wood ◽  
David B. Lindenmayer

1978 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
HR Dang ◽  
SS Guraya

Testis growth and regression were studied, in relation to environmental temperature, sunshine, relative humidity and rainfall, in the house crow Corvus splendens, the common myna Acridotheres tristis and the house sparrow Passer domesticus, all of which are harmful species in the Punjab. Testis weight varied greatly during the year, but the species differed in their response to environmental conditions. The crow and the myna have active testes during May-July and April-July respectively; in the sparrow the testes are active twice in the year, February-June and September-October. The environmental factors are not sufficient to regulate the reproductive behaviour of these birds in the Punjab, and it is suggested that the reproductive state of birds is determined by a combination of exteroceptive and enteroceptive factors which varies considerably among species.


1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 570-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan J. Baker ◽  
Abdul Moeed

Common mynas were introduced into New Zealand from Australia in the 1870's. Seventy birds released at Wellington have apparently given rise to populations that now occur almost exclusively north of latitude 40° S. Morphometric variation in 28 characters of 307 adults was assessed statistically, based on eight samples spanning their New Zealand range. Univariate analysis revealed that 17 characters of males and 13 of females varied significantly among localities and that birds tend to be larger in the north. Discriminant analysis confirmed the north–south pattern of differentiation but disclosed that the newly established northern populations are very similar morphometrically. Both sexes have differentiated among localities in size and shape. Size variation is aligned with temperature only in males, and shape differences are associated with variation in precipitation in both sexes and altitude in females, females have differentiated in fewer characters than males, but overall, they show a stronger relationship between interlocality and intralocality character variability. Although the adaptive basis of increased size in warmer climates is unclear, the consistency of character covariation in localities with different climatic conditions argues against an ecophenotypic explanation. It is therefore concluded that the New Zealand populations are in the early stages of adaptive differentiation.


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