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RECENT LITERATURE Edited by John A J. Field Ornithol., 63(2):217-240 RECENT LITERATURE Edited by John A. Smallwood NEW JOURNAL 1. Ornis Hungarica. This new periodicalis the officialjournal of the Hungarian Ornithologicaland Nature ProtectionSociety. Ornis Hungarica will bepublished twice yearly, and will include"research reports and short articleson the ecology,behaviour and bioge- ographyof birds.The geographicalemphasis of OrnisHungarica is on Hungary, East- and Central-Europe but papers from other regionswill also be considered."The contentsof Vol. 1, No. 1 (51 pp.) includesfour major articles,"Bird communitychanges in different- agedoak foreststands in the Buda-hills(Hungary)," by Z. Waliczky, "Guild structureand seasonalchanges in foraging behaviourof birds in a Central-Europeanoak forest," by T. Sz6kelyand C. Moskfit, "Effect of environmentalfactors on tits winteringin a Hungarian marshland,"by A. Bfildi and T. Cs/3rg6,and "Monitoring of abundanceand survivalrate of SandMartin (Riparia riparia) populationin the upper reachesof the river Tisza, 1986- 1990," by T. Sz6p,as well asone short communication, "Winter homingof the Greenfinch (Carduelischloris)," by T. Cs/3rg6and Z. Molnfir. Thesefive papersare in English,with Hungarian summaries,except for the paper by Sz•p, which is in Hungarian, with an English abstract. Also includedin this first issueare three book reviews (two in Hungarian and one in English), societalnews (in Hungarian), and a set of instructionsfor contributingauthors. Manuscriptssubmitted for publication"should be written in Englishor Hungarian (pref- erably English)," and will be reviewed by at least two referees.Authors should send manuscriptsto the editor,Csaba Moskfit, EcologicalResearch Group, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest,Boross u. 13. H-1088, Hungary. Annual subscriptionprice is $25 (US), paid to the Hungarian Ornithologicaland Nature ProtectionSociety, Budapest, K/31t6u. 21. H-1121, Hungary. Membership inquiries also may be sentto this address.- John A. Smallwood. 2. Ornis Sveclca.The SwedishOrnithological Society, which also producesVc•r Fc•gelviirld,has just (1991) publishedthe first issueof its newjournal, OrnisSvecica. While the formerpublication appeals to a diverseaudience with manypopular articles and beautiful color photography,the new periodicalis gearedtoward a more formal scientificand tech- nically focusedreadership. "The aims and scopeof the journal are to providea forum for original researchreports, communications, debate and lettersconcerning the Swedishbird faunaand Swedishornithology. Contributions based on materialthat doesnot originatein Sweden may be published if they otherwise are of particular interest from a Swedish perspective.Reports from all fieldsof ornithologywill be considered."The premier issue (63 pp.) containsfive majorarticles, "Crossbill (Genus Loxia) evolutionin the West Palearctic --a look at the fossilevidence," by T. Tyrberg, "Distribution, populationsize and long- termchanges in populationsize of winteringwaterfowl in Sweden,"by L. Nilsson,"Territory economicsand population stability--can populationsbe socially regulated?",by T. von Schantz,'CDistribution, reproductive success, and populationtrends in the Dunlin Calidris alpina schinziion the Swedish west coast," by D. Blomqvist and O. C. Johansson,and "Autumn migrating BluethroatsLuscinia s. svecica[Erithacus s. svecicus]orient in an east- southeasterlydirection at GSvle,East Sweden,"by H. Ellegren and K. Wallin. Five short communicationsinclude articles on false incubationby Great Tits (Parusmajor), sex and agedetermination in Black Redstarts(Phoenicurus ochrurus) and Robins(Erithacus rubecula), breedingbiology of the Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria), and nest height preferencesof Starlings(Sturnis vulgaris). Eight of the paperswere in English,the other two in Swedish. Each had a comprehensivesummary in the other language. Instuctionsfor contributingauthors are includedin this issue.Manuscripts shouldbe sent to the co-ordinatingeditor, S/3renSvensson, Ekologihuset, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden. "External reviewerswill be usedif necessary."Direct membershipand subscription inquiries to SverigesOrnitologiska F6rening, Box 14219, S-104 40 Stockholm,Sweden.--John A. Smallwood. 217 2 ] 8] RecentLiterature J.Field Ornithol. Spring 1992 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES (see also 9, 26, 32) 3. Use of aerial videographyin wildlife habitat studies.J. G. Sidleand J. W. Ziewitz. 1990. Wildl. Soc.Bull. 18:56-62.--The authors'techniques for quantifyingnesting habitatof PipingPlovers (Charadrius melodus) and LeastTerns (Sternaantillarum) along the Platte River, Nebraskaare discussed.The authorsdiscuss methods of aerial videography and describecomponents needed for custommanufacture of a system.Their off-the-shelf systemcosts about $2900 (1988 prices)plus about $700 for planemounts and modifications to housethe system.Computer hardware needed for measuringand mappingfrom the systemalso is discussedas well as other "extras"and their approximatecosts. The authorshave taken a lot of the guess-workout of creatinga customsystem and report that thesesystems can be piecedtogether for much lessthan similar packagesystem costs. Reportedcosts should be similar to or evenhigher than today's prices given the recenttrend in electronicsprice reductions. [U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service,203 WestSecond St., Grand Island, NE 68801, USA.I--James P. Key. 4. Footpaddimorphism as a possiblemeans to determinesex of adult and ju- venile Northern SpottedOwls. T. L. Fleming,J. B. Buchanon,and L. L. Irwin. 1991. N. Am. Bird Bander 16:66-68.--Like most other owls, Northern Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis)are sexuallymonochromatic. Behavioral cues (e.g., vocalizations, reproductive behavior)currently are consideredthe mostreliable noninvasive criteria for determination of genderin thisspecies. In thisstudy, the authorsexplored the possibilityof usingfootpad lengthas a morphometricmeans of determiningsex. Sixty Northern SpottedOwls (40 adults,20 juveniles)were captured in the WenatcheeNational Forest in the stateof Wash- ingtonbetween 18 June and 28 August,1989-1990. Gender of the adult birds was determined bybehavior, brood patches, and size (weight and wing length). Footpad length was measured from the tip of the middletoe to the tip of the hallux of a fully spreadfoot--this procedure requiredtwo people,one to extendthe toes and another to handlethe calipers, and multiple measurementswere taken to ensurethat the foot was fully extended. For adults,the 21 maleshad significantlysmaller feet than the 19 females(means of 67.5 _+1.3 SD and 71.0 _+0.8 SD, respectively;t = 9.83, P < 0.001). Eighteen(85.7%) males had footpadlengths < 69 mm, while 17 (89.5%) femaleshad footpadlengths >-70 mm. Thus,footpad length alone was used to correctlydistinguish 87.5% of the sampleof adults. For the 20 juveniles,in whichgender was not able to be determined,17 (85%) hadfootpad lengthseither <69 mm or >-70 mm. A 12.5%error rate in assigninggender is rather high, and may be unacceptablefor most studiesin which genderis an importantfactor. The authorssuggest that a discriminant functionanalysis that includesadditional morphometric variables (weight, flattened wing chord,fourth primary length, tail length,bill length,tarsal width, bill depth,tarsus length, numberof completetail bars, and maximumwidth of head) be usedto developa sex determinationmodel. [National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Im- provement,720 S.W. 4th, Corvallis,OR 97339, USA.I--John A. Smallwood. BEHAVIOR (see also 25) 5. Dominance,prior occupancy,and winter residencyin the Great Tit (Parus major). M. Sandelland H. G. Smith. 1991. Behav.Ecol. Sociobiol.29:147-152.--Domi- nancein birdsmay be a functionof age,prior residencywithin eithera territoryor flock range,or a combinationof both.The authorsconducted a studyusing captive Great Tits to determinewhether older birdshave a dominanceadvantage not relatedto prior residency or whetherprior residencycould explain the fact that older birdsgenerally are dominant overyounger ones. In all instances,juveniles that were establishedfirst within an aviary (for two days)became dominant over later-arriving juveniles; however, when juveniles were opposedby late-establishedadult birds, juveniles became dominant in only 40%of the cases. Moreover, the effect of prior residencydepended on whether there was a female in the Vol.63, No. 2 RecentLiterature [219 aviary (i.e., increasedresource holding potential). When first-establishedjuveniles were accompaniedby females,they dominatedlate-arriving adult males in sevenout of eight trials. When juvenile and adult maleswere releasedsimultaneously into an empty aviary (to examinethe effectsof agealone), the adultsestablished dominance in sevenof ninetrials. This studydemonstrates that notonly age, but prior residencywithin a territorysignificantly affectsthe dominancebehavior in winter-flockingbirds. In particular,the data suggestwhy older birds may be dominant so often over youngerones since in natural conditionsolder birds generallyare presentin an area for a longerperiod of time than juveniles.The authors arguethat sincedominance is affectedby prior residency,selection likely operatesin favor of winter residencyin the Great Tit. [Dept. of Ecology,Ecology Bldg., Lund Univ., Hel- gonavagen5, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden.]--Danny J. Ingold. 6. Spring movements,roosting activities, and home-rangecharacteristics of male Merriam's Wild Turkey. R. W. Hoofman. 1991. Southwest.Nat. 36:332-337.--Radio equippedadult and subadultmale Merriam's Wild Turkeys (Meleagrisgallopavo
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