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Bird Evolution
Daniel J Field
Feb 22, 2019
New fossils help pinpoint when some birds started relying on a seed-based diet and reveal that disparate bill shapes evolved repeatedly throughout bird evolutionary history.
On the maintenance of bird song dialects
Many bird species, especially song birds but also for instance some
hummingbirds and parrots, have noted dialects. By this we mean that locally a particular song is sung by the majority of the birds, but that neighbouring...
hummingbirds and parrots, have noted dialects. By this we mean that locally a particular song is sung by the majority of the birds, but that neighbouring...
At War with Zola
Nicholas White
Jul 24, 2015
This lecture was presented at the 13th Annual Conference of the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes by Nicholas White (University of Cambridge). © 2015 Nicholas White.
On the maintenance of bird song dialects
Many bird species, especially song birds but also for instance some
hummingbirds and parrots, have noted dialects. By this we mean that locally a particular song is sung by the majority of the birds, but that neighbouring...
hummingbirds and parrots, have noted dialects. By this we mean that locally a particular song is sung by the majority of the birds, but that neighbouring...
The Bird That Flew Backwards
Robin Gow
Jan 01, 0001
The Bird that Flew Backwards examines women poets from literary Modernism in the 1910s and Beat culture in the 1950s. Analyzing these eras in tandem reveals contrasting historical constructions of American womanhood and how...
modernism Beat movement Bohemian Greenwich Village Suffrage women's rights Elise Cowen Mina Loy Diane di Prima American Studies Arts and Humanities Digital Humanities English Language and Literature Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Published by: Ursinus College
Thomas and Bird Tapped for University's Teaching Awards
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Marketing Professor Jane Thomas will receive the Kinard Award for teaching. English Professor John Bird will serve as the Thompson Scholar to help teach critical thinking.
Published by: Winthrop University
Simulation-based reconstruction of global bird migration over the past 50,000 years.
Marius Somveille, Martin Wikelski, Robert M Beyer, Ana S L Rodrigues, Andrea Manica, Walter Jetz
Mar 25, 2020
Migration is a widespread response of birds to seasonally varying climates. As seasonality is particularly pronounced during interglacial periods, this raises the question of the significance of bird migration during past...
Published by: Nature Communications
English Professor John Bird Discovers Never-Before-Published Mark Twain Children's Story
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Called "The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine," it is the story of a young boy who eats a flower sprouted by a magical seed and gains the ability to talk to animals. Bird said he spotted Twain's notes on the story while...
Published by: Winthrop University
Simulation-based reconstruction of global bird migration over the past 50,000 years.
Marius Somveille, Martin Wikelski, Robert M Beyer, Ana SL Rodrigues, Andrea Manica, Walter Jetz
Mar 30, 2020
Migration is a widespread response of birds to seasonally varying climates. As seasonality is particularly pronounced during interglacial periods, this raises the question of the significance of bird migration during past...
Riparian reserves help protect forest bird communities in oil palm dominated landscapes
Conversion of forest to oil palm agriculture is a significant and ongoing threat to tropical biodiversity. Despite this, little is known about the value of riparian reserves in oil palm and how these conservation set‐asides...
Mortality cost of sex-specific parasitism in wild bird populations
Jose O. Valdebenito, András Liker, Naerhulan Halimubieke, Jordi Figuerola, Tamas Szekely
Dec 02, 2020
Sex-specific mortality is frequent in animals although the causes of different male versus female mortalities remain poorly understood. Parasitism is ubiquitous in nature with widespread detrimental effects to hosts, making...
Molecular exploration of fossil eggshell uncovers hidden lineage of giant extinct bird.
Alicia Grealy, Gifford H Miller, Matthew J Phillips, Simon J Clarke, Marilyn Fogel, Diana Patalwala, Paul Rigby, Alysia Hubbard, Beatrice Demarchi, Matthew Collins, Meaghan Mackie, Jorune Sakalauskaite, Josefin Stiller, Julia A Clarke, Lucas J Legendre, Kristina Douglass, James Hansford, James Haile, Michael Bunce
Mar 31, 2023
The systematics of Madagascar's extinct elephant birds remains controversial due to large gaps in the fossil record and poor biomolecular preservation of skeletal specimens. Here, a molecular analysis of 1000-year-old fossil...
Published by: Nature Communications
Non-invasive technical investigation of english portrait miniatures attributed to Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver
This study presents the results of the technical investigation carried out on several English portrait miniatures painted in the 16th and 17th century by Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver, two of the most famous limners...
Mortality cost of sex-specific parasitism in wild bird populations
Jose O. Valdebenito, András Liker, Naerhulan Halimubieke, Jordi Figuerola, Tamas Szekely
Dec 02, 2020
Sex-specific mortality is frequent in animals although the causes of different male versus female mortalities remain poorly understood. Parasitism is ubiquitous in nature with widespread detrimental effects to hosts, making...
Are antimicrobial defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection?
Nicholas PC Horrocks, Kathryn Hine, Arne Hegemann, Henry K Ndithia, Mohammed Shobrak, Stéphane Ostrowski, Joseph B Williams, Kevin D Matson, B Irene Tieleman
Aug 23, 2021
INTRODUCTION: All bird eggs are exposed to microbes in the environment, which if transmitted to the developing embryo, could cause hatching failure. However, the risk of trans-shell infection varies with environmental conditions...
Lead ammunition residues in a hunted Australian grassland bird, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis)
Jordan O Hampton, Heath Dunstan, Simon D Toop, Jason S Flesch, Alessandro Andreotti, Deborah J Pain
May 22, 2022
Scavenging and predatory wildlife can ingest lead (Pb) from lead-based ammunition and become poisoned when feeding on shot game animals. Humans can similarly be exposed to ammunition-derived lead when consuming wild-shot game...
Roads as a contributor to landscape-scale variation in bird communities
Abstract: Roads and their traffic can affect wildlife over large areas and, in regions with dense road networks, may influence a high proportion of the ecological landscape. We assess the abundance of 75 bird species in relation...
Bird conservation and the land sharing-sparing continuum in farmland-dominated landscapes of lowland England.
Tom Finch, Simon Gillings, Rhys E Green, Dario Massimino, Will J Peach, Andrew Balmford
Jul 05, 2019
Empirical evidence from many regions suggests that most species would be least negatively affected if human food demand were met through high-yield agricultural production and conservation of nonfarm ecosystems (land sparing)...
agricultura agricultura amigable con la fauna agriculture aves de clima templado conservación CONSERVATION dosificación de suelo Land sharing land sparing partición de suelo temperate birds wildlife-friendly farming 农业 保护 土地分离 土地共享 野生动物友好型农业 温带鸟类 agriculture Animals Biodiversity Birds Conservation of Natural Resources Ecosystem England Europe Farms Humans
Roads as a contributor to landscape-scale variation in bird communities
Abstract: Roads and their traffic can affect wildlife over large areas and, in regions with dense road networks, may influence a high proportion of the ecological landscape. We assess the abundance of 75 bird species in relation...
Multiple Systems Estimation for Modern Slavery
Performing censuses on stigmatized or vulnerable populations is challenging, however, for such populations partial enumeration is often possible using different lists or sources. If the sources overlap then multiple...
Serveh Sharifi Far, Ruth King, Sheila Bird, Antony Overstall, Hannah Worthington, Nicholas Jewell
Oct 21, 2020
Multiple Systems Estimation for Modern Slavery
Serveh Sharifi Far, Ruth King, Sheila Bird, Antony Overstall, Hannah Worthington, Nicholas Jewell
Oct 18, 2021
Performing censuses on stigmatized or vulnerable populations is challenging, however, for such populations partial enumeration is often possible using different lists or sources. If the sources overlap then multiple systems...
The New Capital of Spanish Language Literature
This translation was originally published as:
“The New Capital of Spanish Language Literature: The Best Seller.” New Spain New Literatures, by Maarten Steenmeijer. Eds. Luis Martín Estudillo and Nicholas Spadaccini. Vanderbilt...
Published by: Digital Commons @ Texas A&M University-San Antonio
The New Capital of Spanish Language Literature
This translation was originally published as:
“The New Capital of Spanish Language Literature: The Best Seller.” New Spain New Literatures, by Maarten Steenmeijer. Eds. Luis Martín Estudillo and Nicholas Spadaccini. Vanderbilt...
Published by: Digital Commons @ Texas A&M University-San Antonio
The New Capital of Spanish Language Literature
This translation was originally published as:
“The New Capital of Spanish Language Literature: The Best Seller.” New Spain New Literatures, by Maarten Steenmeijer. Eds. Luis Martín Estudillo and Nicholas Spadaccini. Vanderbilt...
Published by: Digital Commons @ Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Interview with John Lee "Bird" Ellis - OH 709
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with John Lee (Bird) Ellis for Dr. Garrison's project on the History of Emmett Scott High School. Emmett Scott was the segregated high school for African-Americans, which was...
Published by: Winthrop University
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