Emu: Austral Ornithology http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/96.htm Recent research papers from the peer-reviewed journal Emu en-us CSIRO Publishinghttp://www.publish.csiro.au/media/share/csiro_logo_rss.gifhttp://www.publish.csiro.au/ Copyright 2009 CSIRO Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:05:28 +1000 Associations between salinity and use of non-riverine wetland habitats by diurnal birds Michael J. Smith, Michael P. Scroggie, E. Sabine G. Schreiber, Ed McNabb, Garry Cheers, Phoebe Macak, Richard Loyn, Keely Ough - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08044 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:59 +1000 Red-backed Hawks supply food to scavenging Chimango Caracaras Alejandro V. Baladrón, Laura M. Biondi, María S. Bó, Ana I. Malizia, Marc J. Bechard - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU09024 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:58 +1000 Low and variable reproductive success of a neotropical tyrant-flycatcher, Chapada Flycatcher (Suiriri islerorum) Leonardo Fernandes França, Miguel Ângelo Marini - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU09052 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:57 +1000 Do male Great Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis) minimise the costs of acquiring bower decorations by reusing decorations acquired in previous breeding seasons? Natalie R. Doerr - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU09022 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:56 +1000 First report of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild Red-fronted Parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand Luis Ortiz-Catedral, Kate McInnes, Mark E. Hauber, Dianne H. Brunton - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU09028 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:55 +1000 Do neck-collars affect the behaviour and condition of Black Swans (Cygnus atratus)? P.-J. Guay, R. A. Mulder - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU09020 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:54 +1000 Genetic structure of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) populations in two regions with different land-uses in central Argentina Virginia Alonso Roldán, Hernán Rossi Fraire, Joaquín Luis Navarro, Cristina Noemí Gardenal, Mónica Beatriz Martella - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08073 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:53 +1000 Stealing rates in the Great Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis): effects of the spatial arrangement of males and availability of decorations Natalie R. Doerr - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU09004 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:52 +1000 The historical frequency of head-colour morphs in the Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae) Amanda J. Gilby, Sarah R. Pryke, Simon C. Griffith - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU09013 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:51 +1000 Do Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) have long enough lifespans to support their low reproductive success? Robert Heinsohn, Tanya Zeriga, Stephen Murphy, Paul Igag, Sarah Legge, Andrew L. Mack - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08053 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:50 +1000 Diet composition, continuity in prey availability and marine habitat – keystones to population stability in the Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) Thomas Mattern, David M. Houston, Chris Lalas, Alvin N. Setiawan, Lloyd S. Davis - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08001 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:49 +1000 Another piece in an Australian ornithological puzzle – a second Night Parrot is found dead in Queensland Andrew McDougall, Gary Porter, Maree Mostert, Robert Cupitt, Sue Cupitt, Leo Joseph, Stephen Murphy, Heather Janetzki, Adrian Gallagher, Allan Burbidge - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08018 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:48 +1000 Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva) Igor Berkunsky, Bettina Mahler, Juan Carlos Reboreda - Volume 109(3) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08072 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:47 +1000 Nutrient sources for forest birds captured within an undisturbed petrel colony, and management implications David J. Hawke, Richard N. Holdaway - Volume 109(2) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08035 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:46 +1000 The importance of eastern China for shorebirds during the non-breeding season Lei Cao, Shan Tang, Xin Wang, Mark Barter - Volume 109(2) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08051 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:45 +1000 Does the presence of grevilleas and eucalypts in urban gardens influence the distribution and foraging ecology of Noisy Miners? Lisa C. Ashley, Richard E. Major, Charlotte E. Taylor - Volume 109(2) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU07043 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:44 +1000 Systematic and conservation implications of mitochondrial DNA diversity in emu-wrens, Stipiturus (Aves : Maluridae) S. C. Donnellan, J. Armstrong, M. Pickett, T. Milne, J. Baulderstone, T. Hollfelder, T. Bertozzi - Volume 109(2) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU07011 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:43 +1000 Social organisation and foraging ecology of the cooperatively breeding Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps) Dean J. Portelli, Holly Barclay, Deborah J. F. Russell, Simon C. Griffith, Andrew F. Russell - Volume 109(2) http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=MU08065 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:42 +1000