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Spring 2007 Monday Night Seminar Video Archive
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February 5, 2007
Cooperation in Courtship: the Dance of the Lance-tailed Manakin Emily DuVal, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology |
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archived online! Why do some individuals apparently sacrifice their own self-interest to help others? Reproductive competition is the norm in the animal kingdom, but instead of fighting over females, male Lance-tailed Manakins team up to court mates cooperatively. Emily will describe the spectacular displays and complex social behavior of these small tropical birds, and explain her studies of why subordinate males cooperate. |
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February 26, 2007
Bird Monitoring and Bird Banding from a European Perspective: an Obsession for the Detail Gabriel Gargallo, Catalan Ornithological Institute |
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archived online! Compared with North America, Europe tends to have larger concentrations of observers but many different coexisting monitoring schemes. In this seminar Gabriel will explain the benefits of combining different data sources using the New Catalan Breeding Bird Atlas. Furthermore, he will show how amazingly consistent and precise the process of plumage replacement is for birds, and its usefulness in ageing birds. |
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March 19, 2007
Lessons from My Long-Term Bird Monitoring: Good News and Bad John Faaborg, University of Missouri-Columbia |
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archived online! The perception of long-term declines among Neotropical migrant birds led to the development of Partners in Flight, considered the worldís largest conservation effort. Yet, there has been little discussion about population trends since the early 1990s. In this lecture John presents some patterns from personal long-term monitoring studies, including 35 years from Puerto Rico, and discusses what they may suggest about current and future trends in bird populations. |
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March 26, 2007
Bird flu, birds, and birders: What is it all about? Karel Antoni (Ton) Schat, Professor, Cornell
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archived online! Bird flu has been a hot topic in the press, and many questions are being asked by birders and non-birders alike. In this seminar Ton will present information on flu viruses and pandemics. He will also discuss the possible routes of virus introductions as well as the consequences if a highly pathogenic flu virus were to infect our wild birds. |
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April 2, 2007
The Biological Limits of Sustainable Hunting in the Tropics John Robinson, Wildlife Conservation Society |
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archived online! People have harvested wildlife in tropical forests for consumption for thousands of years. In this talk, John explores the biological limits of sustainable hunting, and examines changes in recent years brought about by increased access to forest areas, changes in hunting practices, increased commercialization of the wild meat trade, and increased demand for bushmeat. Conservation strategies must take into account both the ecological and socioeconomic context. |
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April 30, 2007
Louis Agassiz Fuertes: His Art, Life, and Letters Katy Payne, visiting fellow, Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
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archived online! Louis Agassiz Fuertes was one of the influential early leaders at the Lab of Ornithology, even coining the name of the sanctuary "Sapsucker Woods"! In this engrossing seminar, the artistís granddaughter guides the audience through Fuertesí life by showing a selection of his paintings and sketches, reading a few bits from his letters, and talking about his life and times. |
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