The Auk - April 2012 Table of Contents

[Chris Merkord]

The Auk
Vol. 129, No. 2, April 2012
Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the American Ornithologists' Union

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Rapid Communications
Phylogenetic relationships of the extinct Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis) inferred from DNA sequence data - Relaciones Filogenéticas del Perico Extinto Conuropis carolinensis Inferidas con Datos de Secuencias de ADN (pp. 197-204)
Jeremy J. Kirchman, Erin E. Schirtzinger and Timothy F. Wright

Carry-over effects of winter location contribute to variation in timing of nest initiation and clutch size in Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) - Efectos de la Localidad de Invernada Contribuyen a la Variación en el Momento en que Inicia la Anidación y en el Tamaño de la Nidada en Branta bernicla nigricans (pp. 205-210)
Jason L. Schamber, James S. Sedinger and David H. Ward

Research Articles
Behavior and Behavioral Ecology
Widespread cryptic dichromatism and ultraviolet reflectance in the largest radiation of Neotropical songbirds: Implications of accounting for avian vision in the study of plumage evolution - El Dicromatismo Críptico y la Reflectancia Ultravioleta están Ampliamente Difundidos en la Mayor Radiación Neotropical de Aves Canoras: Implicaciones de Considerar la Visión Aviar en el Estudio de la Evolución del Plumaje (pp. 211-221)
Kevin J. Burns and Allison J. Shultz

Feather growth rate and mass in Nearctic passerines with variable migratory behavior and molt pattern - Tasa de Crecimiento y Masa de las Plumas en Paseriformes Neárticos con Diferente Comportamiento Migratorio y Patrón de Muda (pp. 222-230)
Iván de la Hera, David F. DeSante and Borja Milá

Behavior and Physiology
Changes in immunocompetence and other physiological measures during molt in Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) - Cambios en Inmunocopetencia y Otras Medidas Fisiológicas durante la Muda en Molothrus ater (pp. 231-238)
Vincenzo A. Ellis, Loren Merrill, John C. Wingfield, Adrian L. O'Loghlen and Stephen I. Rothstein

Timing of adult remigial wing molt in female Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) - Ritmo de Muda de las Remeras en Hembras Adultas de Branta bernicla nigricans (pp. 239-246)
Howard V. Singer, James S. Sedinger, Christopher A. Nicolai, Amanda W. Van Dellen and Brian T. Person

Evolution and Genetics
Fine-scale population structure and asymmetrical dispersal in an obligate salt-marsh passerine, the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) - Estructura Poblacional a Escala Fina y Dispersión Asimétrica en Ammodramus caudacutus, un Paserino Habitante de Marismas (pp. 247-258)
Jennifer Walsh, Adrienne I. Kovach, Kimberly J. Babbitt and Kathleen M. O'Brien

Methods and Statistics
Representativeness of land cover composition along routes of the North American Breeding Bird Survey - Representatividad de la composición de la cobertura terrestre a lo largo de las rutas del Censo de Aves Reproductivas de Norte América (pp. 259-267)
Joseph A. Veech, Michael F. Small and John T. Baccus

Using binomial distance-sampling models to estimate the effective detection radius of point-count surveys across boreal Canada - Utilisation de modèles binomiaux d'échantillonnages basés sur la distance pour estimer le rayon de détection effectif lors d'inventaires par points d'écoute en région boréale canadienne (pp. 268-282)
Steven M. Matsuoka, Erin M. Bayne, Péter Sólymos, Patricia C. Fontaine, Steven G. Cumming, Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow and Samantha J. Song

Population Biology and Demography
Breeding dispersal of Eurasian Hoopoes (Upupa epops) within and between years in relation to reproductive success, sex, and age - Dispersión Reproductiva de Upupa epops en un Año y Entre Años en Relación con el Éxito Reproductivo, el Sexo y la Edad (pp. 283-295)
Yves Bötsch, Raphaël Arlettaz and Michael Schaub

Flooding affects dispersal decisions in Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) in prairie Canada - Las Inundaciones Afectan las Decisiones de Dispersión en Charadius melodusen las Praderas de Canadá (pp. 296-306)
Erin A. Roche, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, J. Paul Goossen and Corie L. White

Demography and dispersal of juvenile and adult Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) in the eastern Sierra Nevada, California, estimated using multistate models - Demografía y Dispersión de Individuos Adultos y Juveniles de Molothrus ater en la Sierra Nevada oriental (California) Estimadas Usando Modelos Multiestado (pp. 307-318)
Kurt E. Anderson, Masami Fujiwara and Stephen I. Rothstein

Reproductive and Breeding Biology
Time-specific patterns of nest survival for ducks and passerines breeding in North Dakota - Patrons temporels de survie des nids de canards et de passereaux se reproduisant dans le Dakota du Nord (pp. 319-328)
Todd A. Grant and Terry L. Shaffer

Female site familiarity increases fledging success in Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) - La Familiaridad de las Hembras con el Sitio Incrementa el Éxito de Emplumamiento en Charadrius melodus (pp. 329-337)
Sarah P. Saunders, Erin A. Roche, Todd W. Arnold and Francesca J. Cuthbert

Systematic revision of the Spotted Antpitta (Grallariidae: Hylopezus macularius), with description of a cryptic new species from Brazilian Amazonia - Revisão Sistemática do torom-carijó Hylopezus macularius (Grallariidae), com a descrição de uma nova espécie críptica da Amazônia Brasileira (pp. 338-351)
Lincoln Silva Carneiro, Luiz Pedreira Gonzaga, Péricles S. Rêgo, Iracilda Sampaio, Horacio Schneider and Alexandre Aleixo

Letters
Recent experimental data on the energy costs of avian flight do not call for a revision of optimal migration theory (pp. 352-354)
Anders Hedenström

Optimal migration theory: Response to Hedenström (2012) (pp. 354-355)
Nikita Chernetsov

Memorials
In Memoriam: John Eleuthère Du Pont, 1938–2010 (p. 356)
In Memoriam: Keith L. Dixon, 1921–2012 (p. 357)

Book Reviews
Review: Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: A Directory to the Literature and Its Reviewers (pp. 358-359)
Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: A Directory to the Literature and Its Reviewers by Edward C. Dickinson; Leslie K. Overstreet; Robert J. Dowsett; Murray D. Bruce
Review by: Richard C. Banks

Review: Illinois Birds: A Century of Change (pp. 359-361)
Illinois Birds: A Century of Change by Jeffery W. Walk; Michael P. Ward; Thomas J. Benson; Jill L. Deppe; Stacy A. Lischka; Steven D. Bailey; Jeffrey D. Brawn
Review by: Richard Brewer

Review: The Black Woodpecker—A Monograph on Dryocopus martius (pp. 361-362)
The Black Woodpecker—A Monograph on Dryocopus martius by Gerard Gorman
Review by: Jean-Michel Roberge

Review: The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 (pp. 362-363)
The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 by S. T. Garnett; J. K. Szabo; G. Dutson
Review by: Terrell D. Rich

100 Years Ago in The American Ornithologists’ Union (pp. 364-365)
Kimberly G. Smith