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Ornithology (94)
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Sites:
» A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Lung of an Ostrich 
The colossal body size, the relinquishment of flight and the extreme thermal stresses on the ground make the examination of an ostrich’s lungs rewarding.
http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/204/13/2313
The colossal body size, the relinquishment of flight and the extreme thermal stresses on the ground make the examination of an ostrich’s lungs rewarding.
http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/204/13/2313
» ABCD: Avian Brain Circuitry Database
Searchable database of the regions of a bird’s brain.
http://www.behav.org/abcd/abcd.php?proc=ares
Searchable database of the regions of a bird’s brain.
http://www.behav.org/abcd/abcd.php?proc=ares
» Avian Reproduction: Anatomy and the Bird Egg
Notes on the bird reproductive system and the development of the embryo, with explanatory drawings and photographs.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/avianreproduction.html
Notes on the bird reproductive system and the development of the embryo, with explanatory drawings and photographs.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/avianreproduction.html
» Avian Reproduction: Clutch Size, Incubation and Hatching
Notes on clutch size optimization in birds, reproductive success, embryo development, incubation and the hatching process, with links to other similar articles.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/avianreproduction2.html
Notes on clutch size optimization in birds, reproductive success, embryo development, incubation and the hatching process, with links to other similar articles.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/avianreproduction2.html
» Bird Banding Laboratory
Based at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, issues permits to researchers in the United States who place uniquely numbered bands (rings) on birds' legs. Site features the history of banding and reporting of bird band observations.
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/
Based at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, issues permits to researchers in the United States who place uniquely numbered bands (rings) on birds' legs. Site features the history of banding and reporting of bird band observations.
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/
» Bird Milk
Article describing how the young of some birds are fed on special secretions from their parents.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Bird_Milk.html
Article describing how the young of some birds are fed on special secretions from their parents.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Bird_Milk.html
» Bird Respiratory System
Article explaining how air sacs play an important part in the gaseous exchange in birds, with many diagrams.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/RITCHISO/birdrespiration.html
Article explaining how air sacs play an important part in the gaseous exchange in birds, with many diagrams.
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/RITCHISO/birdrespiration.html
» Bird Skull Collection
Images and data about skulls of western Palearctic and Tropical species, with complete skeletons of some species.
http://www.skullsite.co.uk/
Images and data about skulls of western Palearctic and Tropical species, with complete skeletons of some species.
http://www.skullsite.co.uk/
» BirdMinds: Exploring Bird Intelligence
Examples of avian intelligence are reviewed for many different bird species, based upon scientific and anecdotal evidence.
http://www.birdminds.com
Examples of avian intelligence are reviewed for many different bird species, based upon scientific and anecdotal evidence.
http://www.birdminds.com
» Birdcall synthesis
Article describing how birds use their syrinx, throat and beak to make a wide range of tones without the sophisticated muscle structure possessed by humans.
http://www.obiwannabe.co.uk/tutorials/html/tutorial_birds.html
Article describing how birds use their syrinx, throat and beak to make a wide range of tones without the sophisticated muscle structure possessed by humans.
http://www.obiwannabe.co.uk/tutorials/html/tutorial_birds.html
» Birdnet
Ornithological Council's website with comprehensive data about North American ornithological resources.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/
Ornithological Council's website with comprehensive data about North American ornithological resources.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/
» Chicken Embryo
A number of fine photographs of the development of a chick inside the egg.
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artnov04macro/mlchicken.html
A number of fine photographs of the development of a chick inside the egg.
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artnov04macro/mlchicken.html
» Creches
Article describing how some birds adopt the strategy of grouping their young, leaving them with a guardian while both parents go off to forage.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Creches.html
Article describing how some birds adopt the strategy of grouping their young, leaving them with a guardian while both parents go off to forage.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Creches.html
» Development and Uses of Avian Skeleton Collections
Skeletons are essential for the identification of fossils, bones from archaeological sites and food items taken by predators as well as histological and physiological studies.
http://www.boc-online.org/PDF/vol124/Storrs%20Olson.pdf
Skeletons are essential for the identification of fossils, bones from archaeological sites and food items taken by predators as well as histological and physiological studies.
http://www.boc-online.org/PDF/vol124/Storrs%20Olson.pdf
» EcoBirds Behaviour
Provides a series of bird articles covering nesting, song, migration and the curious habit of anting.
http://birds.ecoport.org/Behaviour/EBbehaviour.htm
Provides a series of bird articles covering nesting, song, migration and the curious habit of anting.
http://birds.ecoport.org/Behaviour/EBbehaviour.htm
» Electronic Resources on Ornithology
Annotated links and ornithological articles by Christopher Majka.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/bird.html
Annotated links and ornithological articles by Christopher Majka.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/bird.html
» Feather Quest
Interactive quiz. Can you identify the birds from which these feathers come?
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/FeatherQuest/FeatherQuest.html
Interactive quiz. Can you identify the birds from which these feathers come?
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/FeatherQuest/FeatherQuest.html
» Feathers
Illustrated article describing how feathers may have evolved and how they develop from a cylindrical feather follicles.
http://www.nurseminerva.co.uk/adapt/feathers.htm
Illustrated article describing how feathers may have evolved and how they develop from a cylindrical feather follicles.
http://www.nurseminerva.co.uk/adapt/feathers.htm
» Flapping Flight: Inertial Studies
Technical article by researchers at Bristol University who measured the wings of bats and birds and calculated their efficiency in flight.
http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/198/8/1655
Technical article by researchers at Bristol University who measured the wings of bats and birds and calculated their efficiency in flight.
http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/198/8/1655
» Flight in Birds
How do birds fly? An introduction to flight in birds examining wing shape, airflows, flapping flight and gliding.
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/flight.html
How do birds fly? An introduction to flight in birds examining wing shape, airflows, flapping flight and gliding.
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/flight.html
» Incubation: Heating the Egg
Most birds create the required temperature by sitting on their eggs but some transfer heat through their webbed feet, and the megapodes of Australia bury them in a mound of decaying vegetation.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Incubation.html
Most birds create the required temperature by sitting on their eggs but some transfer heat through their webbed feet, and the megapodes of Australia bury them in a mound of decaying vegetation.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Incubation.html
» List of Essays
Many articles on every aspect of bird life. A comprehensive and useful resource.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/SUFRAME.html
Many articles on every aspect of bird life. A comprehensive and useful resource.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/SUFRAME.html
» Mechanics of Respiration in Birds
Notes and diagrams explaining how birds ventilate their lungs.
http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8054/Labs/Lab26/Notes/birdresp.htm
Notes and diagrams explaining how birds ventilate their lungs.
http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8054/Labs/Lab26/Notes/birdresp.htm
» Ornithological Worldwide Literature
OWL is a compilation of citations and abstracts from worldwide publications concerning the science of ornithology.
http://www.birdlit.org/OWL/
OWL is a compilation of citations and abstracts from worldwide publications concerning the science of ornithology.
http://www.birdlit.org/OWL/
» Ornithology: Science of Birds
Includes data on the science of wild birds, with an emphasis on conservation and education.
http://www.ornithology.com/
Includes data on the science of wild birds, with an emphasis on conservation and education.
http://www.ornithology.com/
» Parental Care
The young of passerines when first hatched are naked, blind, and helpless and require much care which involves feeding, training and protection from predators.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Parental_Care.html
The young of passerines when first hatched are naked, blind, and helpless and require much care which involves feeding, training and protection from predators.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Parental_Care.html
» Polygyny
Most birds are monogamous, but in some species the occurrence of polygyny, where one male mates with more than one female, is related to high-quality territories with an abundance of resources.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Polygyny.html
Most birds are monogamous, but in some species the occurrence of polygyny, where one male mates with more than one female, is related to high-quality territories with an abundance of resources.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Polygyny.html
» Population Dynamics
Essay discussing the factors behind the variation in the number of individuals in a bird population over time.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Population_Dynamics.html
Essay discussing the factors behind the variation in the number of individuals in a bird population over time.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Population_Dynamics.html
» Power Napping in Pigeons
Max Planck scientists find evidence that pigeons prevented from taking naps in the afternoon sleep more intensely at night.
http://www.orn.mpg.de/aktuelles/presse/tauben_en.pdf
Max Planck scientists find evidence that pigeons prevented from taking naps in the afternoon sleep more intensely at night.
http://www.orn.mpg.de/aktuelles/presse/tauben_en.pdf
» Raptor Information System
The RIS is a free searchable catalog of over 38,000 references about the biology and management of birds of prey.
http://ris.wr.usgs.gov/
The RIS is a free searchable catalog of over 38,000 references about the biology and management of birds of prey.
http://ris.wr.usgs.gov/
» Sense of Direction
Article from the Princeton Weekly Bulletin outlining how Biologist Martin Wikelski is helping to settle the long-standing debate over how migratory birds manage to navigate in darkness and bad weather.
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/04/0503/1b.shtml
Article from the Princeton Weekly Bulletin outlining how Biologist Martin Wikelski is helping to settle the long-standing debate over how migratory birds manage to navigate in darkness and bad weather.
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/04/0503/1b.shtml
» Sexual Selection
Female birds of some species tend to choose as mates those males holding the most desirable territories, but there is little evidence that females preferentially select males with different degrees of ornamentation.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Sexual_Selection.html
Female birds of some species tend to choose as mates those males holding the most desirable territories, but there is little evidence that females preferentially select males with different degrees of ornamentation.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Sexual_Selection.html
» Site Tenacity
Many birds return to the same nesting site each season. This essay discusses why this should be so.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Site_Tenacity.html
Many birds return to the same nesting site each season. This essay discusses why this should be so.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Site_Tenacity.html
» Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Ecological and land-management research, education, conservation policy, data on migration and fact sheets.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/
Ecological and land-management research, education, conservation policy, data on migration and fact sheets.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/
» Teachers' Domain: Bird Beak Gallery
Provides an essay on beaks, and photographs of birds heads and beaks.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/tdc02/sci/life/stru/beakgallery/index.html
Provides an essay on beaks, and photographs of birds heads and beaks.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/tdc02/sci/life/stru/beakgallery/index.html
» Territoriality
Article describing how birds try to exclude others of the same species from their home range.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Territoriality.html
Article describing how birds try to exclude others of the same species from their home range.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Territoriality.html
» The Atlas of Bird Migration
Comprehensive article on the great challenge faced by long distance migrants which have to find their way to winter quarters and return to their breeding grounds in the spring.
http://www.brownreference.com/php/PDFS/AN_Title_Information/457---Sample_Spreads.pdf
Comprehensive article on the great challenge faced by long distance migrants which have to find their way to winter quarters and return to their breeding grounds in the spring.
http://www.brownreference.com/php/PDFS/AN_Title_Information/457---Sample_Spreads.pdf
» The Avian Embryo
Article describing the development of the embryo and how to observe and exhibit it while it is alive and functioning or as a preserved specimen.
http://www.poultryhelp.com/avianembryo.html
Article describing the development of the embryo and how to observe and exhibit it while it is alive and functioning or as a preserved specimen.
http://www.poultryhelp.com/avianembryo.html
» The Making of an Egg
Describes the development of the egg of a bird from the release of a mature ovum to the completed egg with shell being laid.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0021.html
Describes the development of the egg of a bird from the release of a mature ovum to the completed egg with shell being laid.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0021.html
» The Mystery of Migration
Article that tries to answer the question of how and why birds migrate.
http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/migration.htm
Article that tries to answer the question of how and why birds migrate.
http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/birds/migration.htm
» The Normal Moulting Process in Birds
Talk given by Avian Vet A. K. Jones to a conference of the Association of Avian Veterinarians in August 1998.
http://www.parrotpassionsuk.com/Advice/Moulting.htm
Talk given by Avian Vet A. K. Jones to a conference of the Association of Avian Veterinarians in August 1998.
http://www.parrotpassionsuk.com/Advice/Moulting.htm
» Urban Birds
Article discussing how birds have adapted to urban foraging amid the artificial concrete and steel ecosystems of cities.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Urban_Birds.html
Article discussing how birds have adapted to urban foraging amid the artificial concrete and steel ecosystems of cities.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Urban_Birds.html
» Vocal Copying
Article describing how birds learn their songs from adult tutors and may incorporate sounds from other species into their repertoire.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Vocal_Copying.html
Article describing how birds learn their songs from adult tutors and may incorporate sounds from other species into their repertoire.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Vocal_Copying.html
» Vocal Dialects
Article describing how the songs of many avian species show geographic variation.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Vocal_Dialects.html
Article describing how the songs of many avian species show geographic variation.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Vocal_Dialects.html
» Vocal Functions
Songs identify the species of the singing bird. The territorial song of males serves the dual purpose of territorial proclamation directed at other males and of mate attraction directed toward females.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Vocal_Functions.html
Songs identify the species of the singing bird. The territorial song of males serves the dual purpose of territorial proclamation directed at other males and of mate attraction directed toward females.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Vocal_Functions.html
» When and How do Birds Migrate
Article discussing the varying strategies adopted by birds in finding their way when taking part in their long distance journeys.
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/migration2.html
Article discussing the varying strategies adopted by birds in finding their way when taking part in their long distance journeys.
http://www.earthlife.net/birds/migration2.html
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