Trends in ornithology research

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Abstract......Page 14
Introduction......Page 15
Naming and Classifying Fossil Bird Tracks......Page 18
Early perceptions and reports of fossil bird tracks: 1830s-1920s......Page 21
The 1960s: attempts to standardize Cenozoic avian ichnotaxonomy......Page 23
Expanding the track record of Cretaceous birds: 1990s-present......Page 25
Synthesis......Page 28
Dominant Track Types in the Fossil Record......Page 29
Lumping, splitting and synonymy......Page 30
The Avipeda problem: a case study......Page 32
Ichnofamilies and morphofamilies......Page 33
The ultimate aims of ichnotaxonomy......Page 35
Geographical and Geochronological Distribution Patterns......Page 36
Collective paleoecology and ichnofacies perspectives......Page 37
Individual behavior......Page 39
Consistency between the Avian Track and Bone Records......Page 41
Evolutionary Significance......Page 45
Conclusions......Page 47
References......Page 48
Abstract......Page 62
Introduction......Page 63
Area of Study and Methods......Page 66
Cocoi heron......Page 69
Striated heron......Page 71
Cattle egret......Page 72
Rufescent tiger-heron......Page 73
Whistling heron......Page 74
Snowy egret......Page 75
Stripe-backed bittern......Page 76
Great egret......Page 77
Black-crowned night-heron......Page 78
Cocoi Heron......Page 79
Striated heron......Page 80
Rufescent tiger-heron......Page 81
Snowy egret......Page 82
Great egret......Page 83
Cocoi Heron......Page 84
Cattle egret......Page 85
Whistling heron......Page 86
Stripe-backed bittern......Page 87
Black-crowned night-heron......Page 88
Diet Overlap......Page 89
Cocoi Heron......Page 90
Cattle egret......Page 91
Snowy egret......Page 92
Great egret......Page 93
Rhythm of the Feeding Activity......Page 94
Trophic Relationships......Page 98
Discussion......Page 99
Conclusions......Page 101
References......Page 102
Abstract......Page 108
Introduction......Page 109
Study Area......Page 111
Dependent Variables......Page 112
Trapping of Small Mammals......Page 116
Local Weather Data......Page 117
Climatic Effects on Small Vole Populations......Page 118
Effects of Winter Weather Conditions and Prey Abundance on Vole-eating Birds of Prey......Page 120
Conclusion......Page 128
References......Page 129
Introduction......Page 134
The Relationship Between Biodiversity And Traditional Life......Page 136
The Hewa......Page 138
Discussion......Page 144
References......Page 146
Abstract......Page 150
Introduction......Page 151
Methods......Page 152
Results......Page 153
Conclusion......Page 154
References......Page 155
Abstract......Page 166
The Resource Approach......Page 167
The Pollination Approach......Page 168
Ground-based versus Canopy-based Studies......Page 169
Observing All Possible Animal-Plant Interaction Networks......Page 170
References......Page 172
The WSR-57 Years (1957–1993)......Page 174
Mobile Radar Laboratory Days (1980–1 991)......Page 176
WSR-88D Years (1992–Present)......Page 177
Thermal Imaging and Vertically Pointing  Fixed-Beam Radar (1996–Present)......Page 178
Acknowledgments and Credits......Page 179
Index......Page 182