Description
People have been long-fascinated with birds, and their scientific study has been central to advances in evolution, animal behavior, biogeography, population dynamics, and community ecology. Research questions in these fields have been driven in part by innovations in technology. Ornithologists even 20 years ago could scarcely imagine the detail and precision with which we can now monitor bird populations on a global scale, whether through digital tools like eBird, indirectly through remote sensing satellites, or at closer range via drones.Highlighting these advances, New Perspectives in Ornithology brings together leading and rising professionals across ornithology, spanning behavior and ecology to genomics and conservation. Organized thematically into five sections - ecology, evolution, behavior, citizen science, and conservation - the volume reflects the major swaths of modern ornithology. Its contributions offer diverse perspectives on some of the most pressing challenges facing birds today, including climate change, habitat loss, and effects of urbanization. New Perspectives in Ornithology also showcases extraordinary and inspiring new insights into how birds work, their amazing colors and songs, movements around the globe, and their deep-time evolution.Approachable and conversational in style, yet scientifically rigorous, this volume is essential reading for graduate students, early career researchers, and senior academics, and anyone else who will need to be aware of key approaches and conceptual domains in ornithology today.
Table of Contents
1. IntroductionEcology2. Commentary3. Uncovering Factors Limiting Populations of Migratory Birds across the Annual Cycle4. The Impact of Movement Ecology on Ornithology5. Bird Invasions in a Humanizing WorldEvolution6. Commentary7. Advances in the Avian Tree of life and Biogeography in the 21st Century8. The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds 9. Speciation and Adaptation in Birds10. Avian Diversity and Patterns of Diversification in South America 11. Natural History Collections for 21st Century Ornithology Behavior12. Commentary13. Social Behaviour in Birds14. Birdsong: Established truths, advances, and an expanded view 15. New Frontiers in Avian Color Research16. Bird Migration in the Age of Rapid Technological Advance and Global ChangeDatabases & Citizen Science17. Commentary18. Recent Advances in Avian Occurrence and Movement Databases19. Participatory Science in the Field of Ornithology20. Expanding the Scope of Ornithology by Engaging Diverse CommunitiesConservation & Management21. Commentary 22. Bird Conservation Geography23. Bird Conservation in the Neotropics: Gaps and challenges in the face of Anthropocene threats24. The Introduction, Management and Utilization of Tropically Adapted Chickens in Sub-Saharan Africa25. Trends in Bird Conservation in Africa26. Does Climate Change Alter How We Should Do Bird Conservation
