The Condor 1996 - Abstracts

The Condor 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
Acoustic signal amplitude patterns: a computer simulation investigation of the acoustic adaptation hypothesis.Biological sciencesTimothy J. Brown, Paul Handford
A fossil Scrub-Jay supports a recent systematic decision.Biological sciencesSteven D. Emslie
Age-specific survival and philopatry in three species of European ducks: a long-term study.Biological sciencesJames E. Hines, James D. Nichols, Peter Blums, Aivars Mednis, Ilmars Bauga
Aggression in White-crowned Sparrows: effects of distance from cover and group size.Biological sciencesRobert Slotow
A new species of small flightless duck from Amsterdam Island, Southern Indian Ocean (Anatidae: Anas)Biological sciencesPierre Jouventin, Storrs L. Olson
An experimental test of the function of sticks in the nests of House Wrens.Biological sciencesTom Alworth
Aspects of the life history and foraging ecology of the endangered Akiapolaau. (Hawaiian honeycreeper)Biological sciencesC. John Ralph, Steven G. Fancy
A ten-year study of the stopover patterns of migratory passerines during fall migration on Appledore Island, Maine.Biological sciencesSara R. Morris, David W. Holmes, Milo E. Richmond
Behavioral interactions among brood parasites with precocial young: Canvasbacks and Redheads on the delta marsh.Biological sciencesRodney D. Sayler
Bird communities of northern forests: ecological correlates of diversity and abundance in the understory.Biological sciencesMary F. Willson, Tallchief A. Comet
Bird communities of northern forests: patterns of diversity and abundance.Biological sciencesMary F. Willson, Tallchief A. Comet
Bird migration: methodologies and major research trajectories (1945-1995).Biological sciencesSidney A. Gauthreaux Jr.
Black Brant from Alaska staging and wintering in Japan.Biological sciencesDirk V. Derksen, James S. Sedinger, David H. Ward, Karen S. Bollinger, Yoshihiko Miyabayashi
Body length and wing length provide univariate estimates of overall body size in the Merlin.Biological sciencesChrister G. Wiklund
Breeding behavior, social organization and morphology of red-shouldered (Agelaius assimilis) and tawny-shouldered (A. humeralis) blackbirds.Biological sciencesLinda A. Whittingham, Laurene M. Ratcliffe, Arturo Kirkconnell
Breeding biology of the Dolphin Gull at Punta Tombo, Argentina.Biological sciencesP. Dee Boersma, Pablo Yorio, Scott Swann
Breeding biology of the Madagascar Buzzard in the rain forest of the Masoala Peninsula.Biological sciencesJames Berkelman
Brown Noddy chick predation by Great Frigatebirds in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands.Biological sciencesCurtice R. Griffin, Jennifer Lynn Megyesi
Build-up of red cells in refuelling Bar-tailed Godwits in relation to individual migratory quality.Biological sciencesTheunis Piersma, Joop Jukema, Jan M. Everaarts
Causes of hatching failure in the Pied Flycatcher.Biological sciencesJaime Potti, Santiago Merino
Colonial seabird nesting in dense and small sub-colonies: an advantage against aerial predation.Biological sciencesDaniel Oro
Communities of cloacal bacteria in tree swallow families.Biological sciencesMichael P. Lombardo, Patrick A. Thorpe, R. Cichewicz, M. Henshaw, C. Millard, C. Steen, T.K. Zeller
Comparison of aerial and ground techniques for discovery and census of wading bird (ciconiiformes) nesting colonies.Biological sciencesPeter C. Frederick, Tim Towles, Richard J. Sawicki, G. Thomas Bancroft
Complete migration cycle of Golden Eagles breeding in northern Quebec.Biological sciencesDavid M. Bird, Mark Fuller, Robert Decarie, Serge Brodeur
Constraints on double brooding in a neotropical migrant, the Hooded Warbler.Biological sciencesBridget J.M. Stutchbury, Lesley J. Evans Ogden
Delayed effect of monsoon rains influences laying date of a Passerine bird living in an arid environment.Biological sciencesShou-Hsien Li, Jerram L. Brown
Differential reproductive success of Brown-headed Cowbirds with Northern Cardinals and three other hosts.Biological sciencesDavid M. Scott, Robert E. Lemon
Display behavior and natural history of the Yellow-crowned Manakin (Heterocercus flavivertex: Pipridae).Biological sciencesRichard O. Prum, Joseph D. Kaplan, Jan E. Pierson
Diurnal, intraseasonal, and intersexual variation in foraging behavior of the Common Yellowthroat.Biological sciencesChris Wood, John P. Kelly
Dividing pattern and stomach temperatures of foraging King Cormorants at subantarctic Macquarie Island.Biological sciencesYutaka Watanuki, Akiko Kato, Yasuhiko Naito, Peter D. Shaughnessy
Diving ability of Blue Petrels and Thin-billed Prions.Biological sciencesJoel Bried, Olivier Chastel
Ecological relationships of the two todies in Hispaniola: effects of habitat and flocking.Biological sciencesSteven C. Latta, Joseph M Wunderle Jr.
Effects of silvicultural modifications of temperate rainforest on breeding and wintering bird communities, Prince of Wales Island, southeast Alaska.Biological sciencesWilliam C. McComb, Dominick A. Dellasala, Joan C. Hagar, Kathleen A. Engel, Randal L. Fairbanks, Ellen G. Campbell
Egg-capping and eggshell removal by Western and Semipalmated sandpipers.Biological sciencesBrett K. Sandercock
Egg-laying behavior in Tits.Biological sciencesSvein Haftorn
Egg laying in Dusky Flycatchers and White-crowned Sparrows.Biological sciencesMartin L. Morton, Suzanne D. Oppenheimer, Maria E. Pereyra
Establishment of mass hierarchies in broods of the black kite.Biological sciencesJavier Vinuela
Evening flights of female Northern Pintails from a major roost site.Biological sciencesRobert R. Cox Jr., Alan D. Afton
Evidence from cytochrome B sequences and allozymes for a 'new' species of alcid: the long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix).Biological sciencesV.L. Friesen, J.F. Piatt, A.J. Baker
Feeding preferences and changes in the mass of Canada Geese grazing endophyte-infected tall fescue.Biological sciencesMichael R. Conover, Terry A. Messmer
Florida Scrub-Jay forages on back of white-tailed deer.Biological sciencesGlen E. Woolfenden, John W. Fitzpatrick
Food intake, weight changes and egg production in captive Red Grouse before and during laying: effects of the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis.Biological sciencesR.J. Delahay, R. Moss
Forest structural characteristics of accipiter nesting habitat: Is there an allometric relationship?Biological sciencesPatricia L. Kennedy, Melissa S. Siders
Fruit color choices of captive Silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis).Biological sciencesAlan Lill, Helen L. Puckey, Dennis J. O'Dowd
Further evidence of parasitism of Chopi Blackbirds (Gnorimopsar chopi) by the specialized Screaming Cowbird (Molothrus rufoaxillaris).Biological sciencesRosendo M. Fraga
Genetic differentiation and taxonomy in the House Wren species group.Biological sciencesRobb T. Brumfield, A.P. Capparella
Genetic differentiation, geographic variation and hybridization in gulls of the Larus glaucescens-occidentalis complex.Biological sciencesDouglas A. Bell
Geographic variation in metabolic seasonal acclimatization in House Finches.Biological sciencesTimothy P. O'Connor
Geographic variation in size of female wild Rock Doves.Biological sciencesRichard F. Johnston
Indeterminacy in a determinate layer: the spur-winged plover.Biological sciencesYoram Yom-Tov, Akiva Yogev
Influence of vegetal moisture content and nest fate on timing of female Sage Grouse migration.Biological sciencesRichard A. Fischer, Kerry P. Reese, John W. Connelly
Initial changes in habitat and abundance of cavity-nesting birds and the Northern Parula following Hurricane Andrew.Biological sciencesPaul L. Leberg, A. Robin Torres
Interspecific aggression by Yellow Warblers in a sun coffee plantation.Biological sciencesRussell Greenberg, Robert Reitsma, Andrea Cruz Angon
Is parental care a constraint on the habitat use of common eider females?Biological sciencesJan Ove Bustnes
Lack of sperm storage by female migrants and the significance of copulations en route.Biological sciencesJames V. Briskie
Lifetime nesting area fidelity in male Cooper's hawks in Wisconsin.Biological sciencesJohn Bielefeldt, Robert N. Rosenfield
Long-term changes in songs and song dialect boundaries of Puget Sound White-Crowned Sparrows.Biological sciencesGlen Chilton, M. Ross Lein
Molecular assessment of the taxanomic status of Cox's Sandpiper.Biological sciencesMichael Westerman, Peter D. Christian, Les Christidis, Kizanne Davies, Richard Schodde
Molt and migratory condition in blue tits: a serological study.Biological sciencesErik Svensson, Juha Merila
Molt of Cory's Shearwater during the breeding season.Biological sciencesL.R. Monteiro, R.W. Furness
Morphometry of the digestive tracts of some passerine birds.Biological sciencesR.E. Ricklefs
Mortality of prairie falcons during the fledging-dependence period.Biological sciencesJohn M. Marzluff, Mary E. McFadzen
Nest density and success of columbids in Puerto Rico.Biological sciencesFrank F. Rivera-Milan
Nesting habits of the loggerhead shrike in sagebrush.Biological sciencesTom J. Cade, Christopher P. Woods
Nesting phenology of Kittlitz's Murrelet.Biological sciencesRobert H. Day
Nesting success of Northern Pintails on the coastal Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.Biological sciencesPaul Flint, J. Barry Grand
Nest initiation and clutch size of Great Blue Herons on the Mississippi River in relation to the 1993 flood.Biological sciencesThomas W. Custer, Randy K. Hines, Christine M. Custer
Nest site fidelity in female Wild Turkey: potential causes and reproductive consequences.Biological sciencesAlexander V. Badyaev, John D. Faust
New host for a specialized brood parasite, the Screaming Cowbird.Biological sciencesJuan C. Reboreda, Myriam E. Mermoz
Nuptial vocalizations of male Least Seedsnipe: structure and evolutionary significance.Biological sciencesEdward H. Miller
Nutritional implications of molt in male Canvasbacks: variation in nutrient reserves and digestive tract morphology.Biological sciencesRonald D. Drobney, Jonathan E. Thompson
Old nest material in nestboxes of tree swallows: effects on reproductive success.Biological sciencesWallace B. Rendell, Nicolaas A.M. Verbeek
On breeding performance, colony growth and habitat selection in Buff-necked Ibis. (response to article by J.A. Donazar et al., Condor, vol. 96, p. 994, 1994)Biological sciencesThierry Boulinier
Organization of agonistic vocalizations in Black-chinned Hummingbirds.Biological sciencesCarolyn L. Pytte, Kathryn M. Rusch, Millicent S. Ficken
Paternal care in the cooperatively polyandrous Galapagos Hawk.Biological sciencesPatricia G. Parker, John Faaborg, Linda S. DeLay, Jenny Naranjo, Sara M. Paz, Tjitte De Vries
Patterns of nest usurpation: when should species converge on nest niches?Biological sciencesCatherine Lindell
Renesting ecology of Northern Pintails on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.Biological sciencesPaul L. Flint, James B. Grand
Satellite tracking of Southern Buller's Albatrosses from The Snares, New Zealand.Biological sciencesP.M. Sagar, H. Weimerskirch
Seasonal changes in diet, digestive morphology and digestive efficiency in the Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia Capensis) in Central Chile.Biological sciencesM. Victoria Lopez-Calleja, F. Fernando Novoa, Francisco Bozinovic, Claudio Veloso
Seasonal decline in clutch size of the barnacle goose in Svalbard.Biological sciencesKjell Einar Erikstad, Laila Dalhaug, Ingunn M. Tombre
Seasonal, diel, and spatial dispersion patterns of Golden Eagle autumn migration in Southwestern Montana.Biological sciencesKristian Shawn Omland, Stephen W. Hoffman
Seasonal variation in diurnal and nocturnal distributions of nonbreeding shorebirds at North Humboldt Bay, California.Biological sciencesMark A. Colwell, Sarah L. Dodd
Serial descendant primary molt or Staffelmauser in Black-crowned Night-Herons.Biological sciencesSievert Rohwer, Gary W. Shugart
Sperm transfer in the Adelie Penguin.Biological sciencesL.S. Davis, F.M. Hunter, G.D. Miller
Spring migration of western sandpipers along the Pacific Coast of North America: a telemetry study.Biological sciencesNils Warnock, Robert W. Butler, George C. Iverson, Sarah E. Warnock, Mary Anne Bishop
Status and trends of loon populations summering in Alaska, 1971-1993.Biological sciencesBruce Conant, James G. King, Deborah J. Groves, Rodney J. King, John I. Hodges
Status signaling in Dark-eyed Juncos: perceived status of other birds affects dominance interactions.Biological sciencesRonald L. Mumme, Michael J. Grasso, Udo M. Savalli
Survival of northern pintail ducklings on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.Biological sciencesPaul L. Flint, James B. Grand
Survivorship, breeding dispersal and mate fidelity in eastern kingbirds.Biological sciencesMichael T. Murphy
Tannin and protein in the diet of food-hoarding granivore, the Western Scrub-Jay.Biological sciencesDavid C. Fleck, Diana F. Tomback
Technique-dependent biases in determination of diet composition: an example with ring-billed gulls.Biological sciencesKevin M. Brown, Peter J. Ewins
Temporal and spatial patterns in the diet of the Common Murre in California waters.Biological sciencesChristine A. Ribic, Larry B. Spear, David G. Ainley, Sarah G. Allen
The boreal owl at the southern terminus of the rocky mountains: undocumented longtime resident or recent arrival?Biological sciencesDale W. Stahlecker, Russell B. Duncan
The composition and foraging ecology of mixed-species flocks in pine forests of Hispaniola.Biological sciencesSteven C. Latta, Joseph M. Wunderle Jr.
The corticosterone stress response in Gentoo and King Penguins during the non-fasting period.Biological sciencesJohn C. Wingfield, Brian Helmuth, Rebecca L. Holberton
The effect of Magpie breeding density and synchrony on brood parasitism by Great Spotted Cuckoos.Biological sciencesM. Soler, J.J. Soler, J.G. Martinez
The effect of male presence on nestling growth and fluctuating asymmetry in the blue tit.Biological sciencesMats Bjorklund
The effect of supplemental food on body condition and the timing of reproduction in a cooperative breeder, the Florida Scrub-Jay.Biological sciencesStephan J. Schoech
The effect of thermal microclimate on foraging site selection by wintering mountain chickadees.Biological sciencesDouglas G. Wachob
The importance of productivity to the dynamics of a swainson's thrush population.Biological sciencesMatthew D. Johnson, Geoffrey R. Geupel
The influence of weather, geography, and habitat on migrating raptors on Cape May peninsula.Biological sciencesJoanna Burger, Lawrence J. Niles, Kathleen E. Clark
The single wing-flick display of the Black-capped Chickadee.Biological sciencesSusan M. Smith
The stability of the Oriole hybrid zone in Western Kansas.Biological sciencesJames D. Rising
The use of thermal refugia by two small desert birds. (Verdin and Black-tailed Gnatcatcher)Biological sciencesBlair O. Wolf, Kenneth M. Wooden, Glenn E. Walsberg
Unsuitability of the House Finch as a host of the Brown-headed Cowbird.Biological sciencesJon C. Barlow, Daniel R. Kozlovic, Richard W. Knapton
Using artificial food patches to evaluate habitat quality for granivorous birds: an application of foraging theory.Biological sciencesStephan G. Kohlmann, Kenneth L. Risenhoover
Variable expression of sexually mosaic plumage in female Lesser Kestrels.Biological sciencesJose L. Tella, Jose A. Donazar, Fernando Hiraldo
Variation in egg size of the northern pintail.Biological sciencesPaul L. Flint, J. Barry Grand
Video documentation of a Brown-headed Cowbird nestling ejecting an Indigo Bunting nestling from the nest.Biological sciencesDonald C. Dearborn
Wetland selection by American green-winged teal breeding in British Columbia.Biological sciencesC. Davison Ankney, Gil A. Paquette
Wintering Swainson's Hawks in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta.Biological sciencesSebastian K. Herzog
Winter surveys of forest-dwelling Neotropical migrant and resident birds in three regions of Cuba.Biological sciencesGeorge E. Wallace, Hiram Gonzalez Alonso, Martin K. McNicholl, Daysi Rodriguez Batista, Ramona Oviedo Prieto, Alejandro Llanes Sosa, Barbara Sanchez Oria, Elizabeth A.H. Wallace
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