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In light of my first blog post, I have chosen a scientific source which discusses the characteristics of black-billed magpies nesting areas in urban regions. The source is an non-peer reviewed academic research paper. The article’s title is: ʺYear-round used large communal roosts of Black-billed Magpie Pica pica in an urban habitat. ˝
I classified this source as such because it is written by ornithology specialist Renzo Ientile from the Department of Biological science of the university of Catania in Italy. While the author has cited sufficient scientific sources in his work, it is not peer-reviewed. It is clearly a research paper as the methods, results and discussion sections are identified and well organized. To obtain the results described, the author and his associates have conducted 34 censuses in 5 different roosts located in urban areas over a period of one year. It enabled them to take into consideration factors such as climate/season changes and human interaction.
Here is the link to the full text;
http://www.ornitologiasiciliana.it/pdf/3.-Ientile.pdf
Ientile, Renzo. Year-round Used Large Communal Roosts of Black-billed Magpie Pica Pica in an Urban Habitat. Catania: CISO – Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici, 2014.
Regards,
H, Zulfiqar
