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B Clearly Define the Nature of Each of the Verdins Principles

Verdins principles: the principles that govern the sentencing of

Part II examines the current law, providing an overview of the Verdins

In Verdins the Victorian Court of Appeal identified six ways in

In spring 2008, during avian-monitoring trips at La Paz bay, we noticed that verdins built nests primarily with twigs of cape wild-plum (Cyrtocarpa edulis), an endemic shrub in Baja California Sur limited to the region of El Cabo.

In total, 12 nests were found; 97.6% (-1.16) of the materials used by verdins to construct nests were twigs of cape wild-plum (Table 1); native grasses constituted 2.2% (-0.83) of the materials, and one nest had other material (0.2-0.86%).

Austin (1976) described the behavioral adaptations of verdins in desert areas, highlighting the importance of the relationship of reproductive success with shrub substrate and orientation of nests.

Webster (1999) pointed out that verdins have breeding and roosting nests.

Verdins are very small ([approximately equal to]7.0 g) insectivorous passerines that reside year-round in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Verdins (n = 12; mean body mass 7.03 [+ or -] 0.06 g) were placed in metabolic chambers and allowed to rest quietly for 30 min before starting measurements, except at 46 [degrees] and 48 [degrees] C where birds were only given 15 min to adjust to the chamber in order to minimize stress on the animal.

Metabolic measurements were made on eight adult Verdins (mean body mass 7.13 [+ or -] 0.26 g) during September and October 1993, after the completion of molt.