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"BELLBIRD", the FAUNA Paraguay Journal is an online journal devoted to articles about Paraguayan fauna. We take advantage of the fact that internet publishing is so quick and easy by publishing articles as soon as they have been reviewed and considered fit for submission - unlike printed journals we do not have to wait for enough submissions to justify an issue and so all the articles are "hot off the press!" Articles are referenced to species in the image gallery where appropriate. A unique feature of the Bellbird journal is the potential for including video footage of behaviours or processes described in the text, a facility that we hope authors will take full advantage of. Submissions are welcomed. They should be of a high quality, in English or Spanish , factually accurate and fully-referenced. We encourage submissions from both professional scientists and interested amateurs and hope that this will become a medium for the sharing and development of knowledge of the magnificent Paraguayan fauna. Articles should be illustrated with photographs wherever appropriate.
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Bringing together significant work on all aspects of the subject, Behavioral Ecology is broad-based and covers both empirical and theoretical approaches. Studies on the whole range of organisms, including plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, and humans, are included. Behavioral Ecology construes the discipline in its broadest sense to include the use of ecological and evolutionary processes to explain the occurrence and adaptive significance of behavior patterns and life history strategies; the use of behavioral processes to predict ecological patterns, and comparative analyses relating behavior to the environment in which it occurs or investigating the pattern of evolution. the mechanisms underpinning costs and benefits of variable behavioural or life history strategies. Articles from 1997 to the present are available via a current institution subscription. Articles prior to 1997 require access to the Oxford Journals digital archive. Alternatively, you may purchase short-term access on a Pay per Article basis. Members of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology who have registered their subscription automatically have access to all back issues of Behavioral Ecology free of charge.
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Ornithologische Gesellschaft in Bayern
Chris Merkord posted a organization in Ornithological Organizations
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Der Ornithologische Anzeiger erschien 2011 im 50. Band. 1919 gegründet, ist er die älteste noch existierende Zeitschrift der Ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern e.V. und seit 92 Jahren Spiegelbild der Ornithologie, speziell der Avifaunistik in Bayern. Gegründet wurde die Zeitschrift als „Anzeiger der ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern“ von Carl Eduard Hellmayr und Erwin Stresemann und war ursprünglich als Beiblatt zu den „Verhandlungen“ gedacht, das vor allem der schnellen Beschreibung von Vogeltaxa zur Sicherung der Prioritätsrechte dienen sollte. Der „Anzeiger“ entwickelte sich aber bald zu einer eigenständigen Zeitschrift mit dem Schwerpunkt zur Faunistik und Ökologie der Vögel Süddeutschlands. Seit 1970 trägt er den Untertitel „Zeitschrift bayerischer und baden-württembergischer Ornithologen“, 1991 wurde er in „Ornithologischer Anzeiger“ umbenannt. Seit die „Verhandlungen“ 1998 und die „Avifaunistik in Bayern“ 2007 eingestellt wurden, verblieb der „Anzeiger“ als die Zeitschrift der OG-Bayern. Der Ornithologische Anzeiger erscheint heute regelmäßig mit zwei Heften und einem Druckumfang von 230-280 Seiten pro Jahr. Zusätzlich erscheinen in unregelmäßigen Abständen Themenhefte, zuletzt zum Ismaninger Teichgebiet und über Raufußhühner. Eine eingehendere Abhandlung über 50 Bände Ornithologischen Anzeiger – 92 Jahre Spiegelbild der Ornithologie in Bayern von Robert Pfeifer lesen Sie unter: Pfeifer OG-Geschichte
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This article originally appeared in Contact Calls, the newsletter of the Institute for Bird Populations. In a recent paper in the journal Western Birds, IBP scientists and colleagues at the Wild Nature Institute assessed diet and home range size of California Spotted Owls occupying burned forests in the Sierra Nevada 4 years after a fire, and compared the results with data from previous studies in unburned forests. Results suggest that the burned habitat in our study area was particularly rich in pocket gophers and that Spotted Owls foraging on gophers in burned forests do not require home ranges substantially larger than the home ranges used by owls in unburned forests. This publication is the fourth in our series of papers on Spotted Owl ecology in burned forests that is changing the way forest managers think about the effects of wildfire on Spotted Owls. Bond, M. L., D. E. Lee, R. B. Siegel, and M. W. Tingley. 2013. DIET AND HOME RANGE SIZE OF CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWLS IN A BURNED FOREST. Western Birds 44:114-126. -
Currently a selection of 61 issues are available but eventually all will be incorporated.
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En el año 2001 la Fundación Azara retomó la publicación de Nótulas Faunísticas con una segunda serie que se mantiene hasta la actualidad. Nótulas Faunísticas era una revista científica que había nacido de la mano de Julio Rafael Contreras en la década del ‘80 como una opción para la difusión y el conocimiento de novedades sobre la fauna de la región, priorizando aspectos zoogeográficos que resultaran novedosos para el país o para alguna provincia; la extensión significativa de los límites extremos de distribución de alguna especie; o los inventarios comentados de áreas protegidas y otros sitios que merezcan serlas. A partir de la segunda serie de la publicación cada artículo se edita en formato electrónico y anualmente se compilan los artículos en un volumen impreso. Su distribución electrónica se realiza en forma gratuita y el volumen impreso se entrega también gratuitamente a bibliotecas centrales de universidades, museos e institutos o centros de investigación que lo solicitan. En su historia se definieron dos etapas. La inicial (primera serie) sumó bajo la dirección de su fundador más de 80 entregas entre los años 1987 y 1998. Posteriormente, comenzando el nuevo milenio, la Fundación retomó su publicación con una segunda serie. Entre los años 2001 y 2005 se publicaron 18 números y finalmente en el año 2008, con Juan Carlos Chebez (1962-2011) como editor, tuvo un impulso definitivo. Tras el lamentable fallecimiento de este último su editora responsable pasó a ser Bárbara Gasparri, quien se desempeña como tal hasta el presente contando con la colaboración de: Federico Agnolin, Roberto Güller, Norberto A. Nigro y Jorge Veiga, entre otros. -- Abstracts are provided in English.
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The University of Alaska Foundation is a private nonprofit corporation, operated as a public Foundation, which was established in 1974 to solicit, manage and invest donations for the exclusive benefit of the University of Alaska.
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The Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Grant was created in 1983 with gifts from Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), now ConocoPhillips, and ARCO employees in honor of Angus Gavin. The grant supports research on migratory bird species found either permanently or seasonally in Alaska or its coastal waters, including their biology, general ecology and habitat relationships. Grants are intended to be used for the support of research on bird species found either permanently or seasonally in Alaska or its coastal waters, including their biology, general ecology and habitat relationships. Research designed to yield information of value in management of bird species will be given preference. This shall include aspects of management directed toward protection, maintenance or enhancement of bird populations and their habitats that may be influenced by development activities. Proposals dealing with the habitat of Alaskan bird species and its effects on such species are acceptable under the terms of the grant.
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Evolutionary geneticist Kevin G. McCracken has been named the inaugural Kushlan Chair in Waterbird Biology and Conservation at the University of Miami. McCracken, currently a professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will serve a dual appointment as associate professor in the Department of Biology at the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. He was selected via a months-long international search, and will be joining the UM faculty in January 2014. McCracken has published more than 75 journal articles and has received grants from the National Science Foundation and Fulbright scholarships to study molecular mechanisms of hypoxia resistance in high-altitude waterbirds in the South American Andes. Hypoxia occurs when the body or a part of the body is deprived of oxygen supply, and it is the cause of “altitude sickness” in humans. “Dr. McCracken’s appointment as the first Kushlan Chair in Waterbird Biology and Conservation marks a significant advancement in UM’s long-time leadership in ornithology and science in the tropics,” said Dean Leonidas G. Bachas of the College of Arts and Sciences. “His exemplary work on waterbirds complements our efforts in interdisciplinary science research.” “The Kushlan Chair position provides a great opportunity for the Rosenstiel School to develop research and education programs in Waterbird Biology, an expertise the school lacked and is yet a very important aspect of the marine ecosystem,” said Dean Roni Avissar of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. "We are excited that Dr. McCracken is joining our faculty." McCracken’s research interests lie at the intersection of population biology, genomics, and physiological genetics. He has also performed many other studies focusing on waterbirds as intercontinental carriers for pathogens like influenza and on the systematics of waterbirds including ducks and herons. “I was drawn to the University of Miami by its reputation, proximity to my study sites in Latin America and history of tropical biology research in places like the Everglades, which abound with all kinds of different waterbird species,” McCracken said. “After fourteen years in the subarctic, my family and I are really looking forward to the adventure and geographical, cultural, and biological contrast of living in the subtropics in one of the worlds’ most dynamic and greatest cities.” The Kushlan Chair in Waterbird Biology and Conservation was established in 2012 through a generous endowment from three-time University of Miami alumnus Dr. James A. Kushlan, during the University’s Momentum2 campaign. Dr. Kushlan is a writer, scientist, educator, and conservationist. He is recognized for his expertise in the biology and conservation of waterbirds and wetlands and in the strategic management of not-for-profit conservation and educational organizations. Dr. Kushlan serves as co-chair for the College of Arts and Sciences Momentum2 campaign and as member of the college’s visiting committee. He also serves on the boards of the Everglades Foundation, Zoo Miami Zoological Society of Florida, History Miami, and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. # # # Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami seeks to advance learning, elevate scholarship, and make bold strides in health care in the community, across the country, and around the world. Momentum2 comes on the heels of the institution’s record-breaking Momentum: The Campaign for the University of Miami, which concluded at the end of 2007 and raised more than $1.4 billion for endowed chairs and professorships, scholarships, facilities, academic and medical programs, and other initiatives. www.miami.edu/momentum2. The University of Miami’s mission is to educate and nurture students, to create knowledge, and to provide service to our community and beyond. Committed to excellence and proud of our diversity of our University family, we strive to develop future leaders of our nation and the world. www.miami.edu -
This is a new and fully updated edition of this very popular, compact and easy-to-use bird identification guide. It covers more than 250 species, and each bird description is supported by at least one clear colour photograph. The forests and coastline of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore are home to a fantastic and vast array of birds, and offer many outstanding and easily accessible birdwatching locations, many of which are highlighted in A Photographic Guide to Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore's introduction. With easy-to-use thumbnail silhouettes, a regional map showing the best birding localities, up-to-date tips on birdwatching, and information on bird biology and behaviour, A Photographic Guide to Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore is invaluable for anyone birdwatching in the region.
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This is the new edition of a popular guide and it is fully updated with all the latest names and recently recognised species. The Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, are a birdwatcher's paradise. Many of its species are high altitude specialists, including Tibetan and Himalayan Snowcocks, Snow Partridge, Ibisbill, Tibetan Sandgrouse, Hume's Groundpecker, Tibetan Snowfinch and Great Rosefinch. The area comprises a mosaic of different habitats which host a huge range of avian species, with families such as raptors, gamebirds, flycatchers and warblers particularly well represented. 252 of the Himalayas' most interesting and spectacular birds are featured in this concise and easy-to-use guide, and each species is illustrated with a colour photograph which is accompanied by text giving key information on identification, habitat and distribution.
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Puffins are among the most instantly recognisable, iconic and well loved of birds. For many they are a highlight of the UK's summer coastline and their colourful appearance, comedy antics and approachability just add to their popularity. Several 'hotspot' are attracting high levels of interest in visits to their colonies. In spite of the high level of interest in, and appeal of, these birds there has been a surprising lack of books focused on Puffins as a species. Award-winning wildlife photographer Mark Sisson has spent several years photographing Puffins and this new book combines images that beautifully encapsulate their charm and visual appeal with an accessible text written by leading wildlife writer Dominic Couzens. The book covers the birds' life cycle, behaviour, habitats and the current and future challenges that they face, along with many surprising facts and anecdotes.
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This guide is a celebration of the beauty of birds and the British and Irish countryside. Aimed at beginner and intermediate birders, yet suitable for all levels, this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guideseries is the most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland. Following The Crossley ID Guides'award-winning design, this book looks at all regularly occurring species in Britain and Ireland, and shows readers how to identify birds in their natural habitats using size, structure, shape, probability, and behavior--just like the experts do! Stunning images are accompanied by the colorful and compelling text of Dominic Couzens, one of Britain's leading nature writers. This unique book treats more than 300 species--all the regularly occurring birds likely to be encountered by observers--and the guide's attractive pages provide a real-life approach to bird identification. Beautiful, in-focus scenes present birds in various plumages and in lifelike poses set in identifiable British and Irish habitats. The plates also illustrate how a bird's appearance changes with distance. Organizing images in cohesive, easy-to-understand plates rather than as separate photographs, this book also sets itself apart by containing more images that demonstrate flight, behavior, habitat, and plumages than any other volume available. Not only is this field guide a reference book, it is also a spectacular teaching resource that makes it easy for nature enthusiasts to see and appreciate the big picture of bird identification. The most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland A close look at more than 300 regularly occurring species Award-winning Crossley ID Guide design Lifelike images of birds from near to far A celebration of the British and Irish countryside A teaching and field guide and essential reference Concise and compelling text by Dominic Couzens and Richard Crossley
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The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than 20 years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex bird society, placing it in an evolutionary framework and drawing on a range of approaches, including behavioural (personality, aggression, pair bonding and clan formation), physiological, cognitive and genetic. With contributions from leading researchers, the chapters provide valuable insight into historic and recent research on the social behaviour of geese. All aspects of goose and bird sociality are discussed in the context of parallels with mammalian social organisation, making this a fascinating resource for anyone interested in integrative approaches to vertebrate social systems.
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Grouse are a source of fascination for people, not least for their spectacular displays and ability to survive the Arctic winter. To survive the extreme cold the birds have evolved pectinations – or shovels – on their toes to excavate burrows in the snow in which they spend up to 22 hours or more daily. To reduce heat loss they have feathered toes, and they also have feathered nostrils, the feathers preventing the nostrils filling with snow and also trapping moisture when the bird is in its burrow: without this excellent moisture trap the walls of the burrow would become iced, preventing air from seeping in and the bird from escaping, sealing it in an icy, air-starved tomb. The digestive system of grouse has also evolved to compensate for winter's rigours. Perhaps most remarkable of all, these specific features are shared by all members of the grouse family – even those that inhabit the balmy shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Grouse of the World explores grouse evolution and then look at each of the 19 species, detailing distribution, habitat, plumage, subspecies, breeding, diet and conservation. This is the first comprehensive guide to the grouse family, and it will include many drawings, photographs and maps.
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The albatross inspires awe by its remarkable ease in the air and its huge wingspan, as well as the huge journeys these birds undertake across the oceans. Albatross looks at the place of these iconic birds in a wide variety of human cultures, from early responses by north Atlantic mariners to modern encounters. The albatross has been celebrated through proverbs, folk stories and art, and for many, the bird’s cultural significance is still determined by Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. Writers, artists and documentary makers have all focused on the albatross. Yet it's under threat in the modern world, and its prospects for the future may be bleak.
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Framed by the magnificent and internationally important coastline from the Dyfi round Anglesey to the Dee, North Wales, which includes the mountains of the Snowdonia National Park, is a very special place for birds. In excess of 700 contributors submitted more than 200,000 records over five summers to produce this fascinating atlas of the area’s breeding birds. Lavishly illustrated with stunning photographs this beautiful full colour book includes fully bilingual introductory chapters, a Welsh language précis alongside each English language species account and a wealth of recording data, maps and tables.
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This article originally appeared in Contact Calls, the newsletter of the Institute for Bird Populations. IBP is partnering with the US Forest Service to study and monitor Black-backed Woodpeckers breeding in recently burned forests of California. The Forest Service recently highlighted one component of this work in a short web-video that features IBP Executive Director Rodney Siegel discussing the research and its implications for Black-backed Woodpecker conservation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q1UnMDGqG_4 -
A personal account from the author’s own experiences, enriched with his photographs and illustrations Summary of eagles, their classification and folklore focussing on the Sea Eagle group Provides a background to the reintroduction of the White-tailed Sea Eagle to Scotland and the UK Current status of Sea Eagles in the UK and the economic benefits This is a much-needed update on a pioneering reintroduction project and its much-celebrated success. It also provides essential background and a logical and objective summary of its justification and significance in global conservation terms. It is very much a personal account, although fundamentally based upon and cognisant of the science, deriving much from the author’s own experiences and researches, and liberally illustrated mostly by the author’s photographs and drawings. This intimate account tells all that has happened since the reintroduction of the White-tailed Sea Eagle first began and exactly how its successes over the subsequent three and a half decades have received such worldwide recognition and acclaim. It describes the pioneering Rum releases (Phase 1) with which the author had been intimately involved, summaries of the Wester Ross (Phase 2) and East Scotland (Phase 3) releases with up-to-date information on the current Irish project in Kerry. The book includes a classification of the eagles and their folklore and information about the bird’s history, distribution and biology including its breeding and feeding habits. The reader learns how the kudos of having Sea Eagles nesting locally has brought considerable economic benefit to Scottish communities, as it has in Norway and elsewhere.
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Asian Raptor Research Conservation Network
Chris Merkord posted a organization in Ornithological Organizations
The Asian Raptor Research & Conservation Network was established in December 1998, during the first Symposium of Asian Raptor Research & Conservation (ARRC) in Shiga, Japan. The main objectives of the ARRCN are to: Exchange information concerning raptors among its members Compile a database on raptors, especially on the status of resident Asian raptors Coordinate research on migratory species as well as widespread species and conduct training programmes Promote the value and conservation of raptors through education and public awareness and providing training to local residents on raptor research -
The GfÖ is an independent, nonprofit scientific organisation founded in 1970. We aim to: promote basic and applied ecological science encourage collaborative work of all ecological disciplines improve communication among ecologists in German speaking countries and beyond facilitate education in ecology at universities and institutes of higher education foster application and implementation of ecological knowledge and methods in practice represent ecological interests in public
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The MCED award for ecological modeling was announced in 2011 for the first time. Once a year young modellers can apply, who finished their bachelor, masters, or PhD degree within the last 3 years. The intention of the award is to foster the development and application of modern ecological modelling methods that can help to expand the understanding of complex ecological dynamics. With this focus, the MCED award follows the eponymous textbook for ecological modelling which has been published by Springer Publishing House in 2011. The MCED editors together with Springer Publishing House encourage young ecologists who: analyze ecological phenomena using ecological modelling approaches in an innovative way. apply new modelling methods and techniques and thereby contribute to applied or theoretical ecology. Use modelling frameworks to bridge the gap between basic science and application enhance the understanding of complex ecological processes and dynamics to apply for the award.
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A new light and truly pocket-sized field guide for the bird-rich country of Ecuador. All of the birds of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands are brought together in a single volume for the first time. With over 4,000 illustrations, many never before published, all major plumages for each species are illustrated and are accompanied with descriptions, identification notes, range maps, and notes on distribution and status. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of this book go toward bird conservation in Ecuador.
