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Research Papers
2010
- Tingay, R.E., M.A.C. Nicoll, P.D. Whitfield, S. Visal, and D.R.A. McLeod. 2010. Nesting ecology of the grey-headed fish eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus) at Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Journal of Raptor Research 44(3): 165-174.
2008
- Johnson, J.A., M. Gilbert, M. Virani, M. Asim, and D.P. Mindell. 2008. Temporal genetic analysis of the critically endangered oriental white-backed vulture in Pakistan. Biological Conservation 2008. DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2008.07.001
- Pain, D.J., C.G.R. Bowden, A.A. Cunningham, R. Cuthbert, D. Das, M. Gilbert, R.D. Jakati, Y. Jhala, A.A. Khan, V. Naidoo, J.L. Oaks, J. Parry-Jones, V. Prakash, A. Rahmani, S.P. Ranade, H.S. Baral, K.R. Senacha, S. Saravanan, N. Shah, G. Swan, D. Swarup, M.A. Taggart, R.T. Watson, M. Virani, K. Wolter, and R.E. Green. 2008. The race to prevent the extinction of South Asian vultures. Bird Conservation International 18: S30–S48. DOI:10.1017/S0959270908000324
- Virani, M., J.B. Giri, R.T. Watson, and H.S. Baral. 2008. Surveys of Himalayan Vultures (Gyps himalayensis) in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Mustang, Nepal. Journal of Raptor Research 42(3): 197-203.
- Watson, R.T., M. Gilbert, and M. Virani. 2008. Neck-drooping posture of Oriental White-Backed Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) in close proximity to human observers. Journal of Raptor Research 42(1): 66-67.
2007
- Baral, N. and R. Gautam. 2007. Ecological Studies on Three Endangered Vulture Species in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Bedfordshire, UK.
- Baral, N. and R. Gautam. 2007. Population Status and Breeding Success of White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Rampur, Syanja and Tanahu, Nepal. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Bedfordshire, UK.
- Gilbert, M., R.T. Watson, S. Ahmed, M. Asim, and J.A. Johnson. 2007. Vulture restaurants and their role in reducing diclofenac exposure in Asian vultures. Bird Conservation International 17: 63-77. DOI:10.1017/S0959270906000621
- Gilbert, M., R.T. Watson, M. Virani, J.L. Oaks, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, and A.A. Khan. 2007. Neck-drooping posture in Oriental White-backed Vultures (Gyps bengalensis): An unsuccessful predictor of mortality and its probable role in thermoregulation. Journal of Raptor Research 41(1): 35-40.
2006
- Ellis, C. 2006. The Asian Vulture crisis. Vulture News 55: 43-46.
- Gilbert, M., R.T. Watson, M. Virani, J.L. Oaks, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, and A.A. Khan. 2006. Rapid population declines and mortality clusters in the Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis colonies in Pakistan due to diclofenac poisoning. Oryx 40(4): 388-399.
- Tingay, R.E., M.A.C. Nicoll, and S. Visal. 2006. Status and distribution of the grey-headed fish eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus) in the Prek Toal Core Area of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Journal of Raptor Research 40(4): 277-283.
2005
- Meteyer, C.U., B.A. Rideout, M. Gilbert, H.L. Shivaprasad, and J.L. Oaks. 2005. Pathology and proposed pathophysiology of Diclofenac poisoning in free-living and experimentally exposed Oriental White-backed Vultures (Gyps bengalensis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41: 707-716.
2004
- Baral, H.S., J.B. Giri, and M. Virani. 2004. On the decline of Oriental White-backed Vultures Gyps bengalensis in lowland Nepal. Pages 215-219 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
- Gilbert, M., J.L. Oaks, M. Virani, R.T. Watson, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, R.M. Khattak, and A.A. Khan. 2004. The Status and Decline of Vultures in the Provinces of Punjab and Sind, Pakistan; a 2003 Update. Pages 221-234 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
- Green, R.E., I. Newton, S. Shultz, A.A. Cunningham, M. Gilbert, D.J. Pain, and V. Prakash. 2004. Diclofenac poisoning as a cause of vulture population declines across the Indian subcontinent. Journal of Applied Ecology 41: 793-800.
- Oaks, J.L., S. Donahoe, F. Rurangirwa, B.A. Rideout, M. Gilbert, and M. Virani. 2004. Identification of a novel mycoplasma species from an Oriental White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42: 5909-5912.
- Oaks, J.L., M. Gilbert, M. Virani, R.T. Watson, C.U. Meteyer, B.A. Rideout, H.L. Shivaprasad, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, A. Ali, and A.A. Khan. 2004. Diclofenac residues as the cause of vulture population decline in Pakistan. Nature 427: 630-633.
- Oaks, J.L., C.U. Meteyer, B.A. Rideout, H.L. Shivaprasad, M. Gilbert, M. Virani, R.T. Watson, and A.A. Khan. 2004. Diagnostic investigation of vulture mortality: the anti-inflammatory drug Diclofenac is associated with visceral gout. Pages 241-243 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
- Sarrazin, F., M. Virani, M. Gilbert, and A.A. Khan. 2004. Preliminary population viability analyses for Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Pages 215-219 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
- Virani, M., P.C. Benson, M. Gilbert, and S. Thomsett. 2004. A survey of the reproductive activities at some Gyps vulture nests in Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Ranthambhore National Parks, India, in the 2002/2003 breeding season. Pages 263-268 in R.D. Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (Eds.) Raptors Worldwide. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin and MME/BirdLife Hungary, Budapest.
- Watson, R.T., M. Gilbert, J.L. Oaks, and M. Virani. 2004. The collapse of vulture populations in South Asia. Biodiversity 5(3): 3-7.
2003
- Ibaňez, J.C., H.C. Miranda Jr., G. Balaquit-Ibañez, D.S. Afan, and R.S. Kennedy. 2003. Notes on the breeding behavior of a Philippine Eagle pair at Mount Sinaka, Central Mindanao. Wilson Bulletin 115: 333-335.
- Riley, J., J.L. Oaks, and M. Gilbert. 2003. Raillietiella trachea n.sp., a pentastomid from the trachea of an Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis taken in Pakistan, with speculation about its life-cycle. Systematic Parasitology 56: 155-161.
2002
- Gilbert, M., M. Virani, R.T. Watson, J.L. Oaks, P.C. Benson, A.A. Khan, S. Ahmed, M.J.I. Chaudhry, M. Arshad, S. Mahmood, and Q.A. Shah. 2002. Breeding and mortality of Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Bird Conservation International 12: 311-326.
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2005
- Legra, L. 2005. Nest-site Selection and Behavioural Biology of the New Guinea Harpy Eagle, Harpyopsis novaeguineae. The University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
2004
- Batbayar, N. 2004. Nesting ecology and breeding success of cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) in central Mongolia. MSc Thesis. Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA.
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