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Hello. I am looking for a description of a methodology for bird counts (census), which is applicable to airport area and will allow me to collect the data about species diversity and abundance at...
11 January 2021 3,349 3 View
Greetings I am Sachin Kumar, pursuing my Ph.D. in Ornithology, from PAU, Ludhiana. I am working on avian diversity along the River Beas. I had submitted a manuscript to a journal having keywords...
10 November 2020 7,333 6 View
Any seabird folks out there have an endnote style file for Marine Ornithology? Nothing available online, trying to avoid creating one from scratch - thanks! Perhaps we can make the file publicly...
01 November 2020 9,768 7 View
What would be the best method for analysing trends in species abundance in a single area in Latin America over a 15 year period? Could TRIM be used for this purpose? I don't have data about...
27 October 2020 7,658 5 View
Hello, I have mapped the locations of several individuals of a certain species of bird. I have the GPS coordinates, the date and the time data every half hour for several consecutive days and I am...
26 September 2020 3,850 2 View
I am looking for the correct selection of tags to use to monitor tree swallows moving in and out of nest boxes. My impression is that full duplex tags would be more appropriate but many studies...
26 May 2020 4,764 4 View
While there are a number of studies that employ both constant effort mist-netting and audio-visual survey methods, there are very few that combine the numbers from those surveys into a single...
10 May 2020 8,541 1 View
Hi all, I was wondering if you know of any case in which breeder/floater ratio in birds is monitored over the years while observing changes in nest-site availability. Floaters in one of my focus...
29 March 2020 8,333 28 View
I am authoring a paper on Blanford's Laughing Thrush, Montecincla meridionalis (Blanford, 1880). On its ecology and distribution. I wanted to know of Ebird personal checklists are accepted as...
05 March 2020 2,127 7 View
I want to publish a paper regarding avian biodiversity and community interactions in different habitats. I need the suggestion of good journals to publish my work I need to publish fast as some...
18 February 2020 8,492 8 View
I am looking for additional data as the amount of occurrence data on gbif is very limited. In particular I look for data with little spatial uncertainty, i.e. with coordinates fixed by GPS or in...
30 June 2019 6,350 5 View
Hi folks, I've been googling around for quite some time trying to find papers pertaining to pilot studies on ecological/wildlife/biodiversity assessment research, but with little success. Most of...
20 June 2019 4,251 15 View
I would be grateful if you could help me.
04 February 2019 7,768 3 View
I'm looking for a modern high definition (or close) video recording system to monitor open-cup bird nests in the field. I'm interested in a set up that will allow me to record for several hours,...
05 January 2019 6,876 8 View
I wanted to see the difference in the food preferences or the shift in the foraging behaviour of a bird species between the individuals who solely depends on the foods available in the wild...
11 December 2018 4,821 3 View
I am looking for research and methodology for mapping roof-nesting seabirds in urban environments. This is for a pilot project. Any tips and articles are appreciated! Thanks.
16 November 2018 347 7 View
I'm conducting analysis of bird counts for my Master's thesis on effects of patch size and connectivity on birds of High Andean landscapes. My first goal is to use ordination analysis to figure...
17 August 2018 4,949 7 View
I am looking to track within breeding season movements of a 25 g bird. The species is not philopatric, so trackers that require recapture are not an option. Trackers must be under 0.75 g per USGS...
01 March 2018 8,187 6 View
Dear Fruit-dove biologists, I try to gather data for a Population Viability Analysis of Ptilinopus coralensis. Do you have such data: maximum age reproduction, sexual maturity, mortality %, etc....
17 October 2017 6,838 1 View
I need data about Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) for my research work. Any data regarding their defecation rate, fecal N and P content, feeding habit daily migration pattern is welcomed.
12 July 2017 9,259 7 View
In my research activities on Phillip Island off Norfolk, South Pacific, I have recorded an example of cross-fostering with a species of Pterodroma incubating and rearing an Ardenna (Puffinus)...
12 July 2017 5,068 3 View
greetings. i am doing research on factors that influence skin color. i have seen all environmental factors and also Charles Darwin theory of natural selection has helped me. your answers will open...
01 July 2017 9,370 8 View
Hello everyone: I would like to know about how to evaluate the ornithological value (or importance) of a series of wetlands; or the conservation value of a series of wetlands for birds. Imagine...
28 June 2017 4,207 3 View
I cannot find the exact reference(s) regarding the split of the famous Larus argentatus complex. I need scientific reference showing what species were formed after the complex got split and when...
23 June 2017 3,301 4 View