Dr. Ray L. Winstead and Dr. Jeff L. Larkin
Professor of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

BIOL622 Advanced Ornithology Student Presentations - Spring 2008


BIOL622 Ornithology Information

Text and Sample of Ornithology Resources

   1. Tuesday March 18 - Kate Iszkula
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Ch. 5. Abundances
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Koenig, WD. 2001. Synchrony and periodicity of eruptions by boreal birds. The Condor 103: 725-735
Koenig, WD and AW Liebhold. 2005. Effects of periodical cicada emergences on abundance and synchrony of avian populations. Ecology 86(7):1873-1882

   2. Thursday March 20 - Andrea Evans
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The Auk 118(2):484–495, 2001 FORAGING STRATEGIES AND NICHE DYNAMICS OF COEXISTING SHOREBIRDS AT STOPOVER SITES IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS CRAIG A. DAVIS1 AND LOREN M. SMITH
Hamel,Paul B.,Dawson,Deanna K.,Keyser,Patrick D.2004.How We Can Learn More about the Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)The Auk 121:1, 7-14.

   3. Tuesday March 25 - Melia Devivo
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Avian Communities of Created and Natural Wetlands: Bottomland Forests in Virginia. Emilie C. Snell-Rood; Daniel A. Cristol. The Condor, Vol. 105, No. 2. (May, 2003), pp. 303-315.
Avian Community Response to Pine-Grassland Restoration. Douglas R. Wood; L. Wes Burger, Jr.; Jacob L. Bowman; Carol L. Hardy. Wildlife Society Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 3. (Autumn, 2004), pp. 819-828.
Potential Effects of Groundcover Restoration on Breeding Bird Communities in Longleaf Pine Stands. Brandon T. Rutledge; L. Mike Conner. Wildlife Society Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 2. (Summer, 2002), pp. 354-360.
 

   4. Thursday March 27 - Joe Koch
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Cristol D and Switzer P (1999). “Avian prey-dropping behavior. II. American crows and walnuts.” Behavioral Ecology. 10(3): 220-226.
Schaefer M, Levey D, Schaefer V, Avery M (2006). “The role of chromatic and achromatic signals for fruit detection in bats.” Behavioral Ecology.

   5. Tuesday April 1 - Rachel Mialki
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   6. Thursday April 3 - Mary Mock
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Farmer, C.J., Hussell,D.J.T., Mizrahi, D., 2007. Detecting Population Trends in Migratory Birds of Prey. The Auk. 124:1047-1062
Brandes,D., Ombalski,D.W. 2004. Modeling Raptor Migration Pathways using Fluid-Flow Analogy. The Journal of Raptor Research. 38(3):195-207

   7. Tuesday April 8 - Jennifer Hoffman
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Vahl et al. 2005. Spatial clumping of food and social dominance affect interference competition among ruddy turnstones.Behavioral ecology. 16:834–844Evolutionary Ecology, University of Bern, Baltzerstr. 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Alonso-Alvarez,C., C. Doutrelant, and G. Sorcia. 2004. Ultraviolet reflectance affects male-male interactions in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus ultramarinus). Behavioral Ecology. 15: 805–809
 

   8. Thursday April 10 - Julia Ecklar
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Chapter 8 (Distributional patterns of species)
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Stutchbury, Bridget J. 1991.  Coloniality and breeding biology of purple martins (Progne subis hesperia) in Saguaro Cacti.  The Condor 93:666-675. 
Davis, Jeffrey A. and Charles R. Brown.  1999.  Costs of coloniality and the effect of colony size on reproductive success in purple martins.  The Condor 101:737-745.

    9. Tuesday April 15 - Angelo Manifest
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  10. Thursday April 17 - Yanlu Cao
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