scholarly journals Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis captures and drowns a Feral Pigeon Columba livia

2016 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Canestrelli ◽  
Fulvio Fraticelli
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
Feral Pigeon ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Small Lake ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Larus Michahellis

A Yellow-legged Gull catching a Feral Pigeon, flies to a nearby small lake and kills him drowning. This behaviour can be explained or with higher cognitive ability, related with the use of innovative methods, or with a generalist behaviour that offers the opportunity to use new techniques.

Self-Organization Technologies in Teaching

2016 ◽  
pp. 201-219
Author(s):  
Galyna Nesterenko
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Heuristic Methods ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Managerial Competencies ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Teacher Factors ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Subject

This chapter deals with self-organization teaching technologies as the best instrument of generating, development and using of the innovative methods in education. As a process of spontaneous, dynamic motion of the components of a socio-system, self-organization can randomly generate new (often attractive) structures, processes, and situations. Self-organization of a student group can generate new techniques and ideas for learning and under the knowledge contents also increases students' motivation to learn, interest to the discipline, encourages teachers to professional self-development and to a deeper understanding of the subject matter and techniques. The section suggests several key ways to initiate the self-organization of a group of students or teachers: heuristic methods, interdisciplinary explication, educational heterosis, developing of managerial competencies of a teacher. Factors enhancing the use of self-organizational teaching technologies are disclosed.

scholarly journals The Characteristics of Heavy Metal Accumulations in Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) Feathers for Environmental Monitoring

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 492-504
Author(s):  
Jangho Lee ◽  
Jongchun Lee ◽  
Sang Hee Lee ◽  
Myungjin Kim ◽  
Eugene Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Columba Livia ◽  
Feral Pigeon

scholarly journals A study of feral pigeon Columba livia var. in urban and suburban areas in the city of Jena, Germany

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Ferman ◽  
◽  
H.-U. Peter ◽  
D. Montalti ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Columba Livia ◽  
Feral Pigeon ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
The City
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