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Unexpected Find of a Buttonquail (Aves: Charadriiformes: Turnicidae) in the Lower Pleistocene of Crimea
AbstractButtonquails (family Turnicidae of the order Charadriiformes) are a morphologically specialized group of small, predominantly tropical birds...
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Mirandornithes (Grebes and Flamingos), Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies), and Gruiformes (Rails, Cranes, and Allies)
The three clades discussed in the following are obtained in varying positions in current phylogenetic analyses, and their inclusion in the present...
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Ordnung Charadriiformes – Regenpfeiferartige
Die Ordnung Charadriiformes setzt sich aus 19 Familien zusammen, die sich noch einmal aufteilen in 89 Gattungen und 376 Arten, worunter sich 5...
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Asymmetric iris heterochromia in birds: the dark crescent of buttonquails
I describe for the first time the unique coloured pattern of the iris of buttonquails (Turnicidae). This unique pattern is due to the presence of a...
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Vocal Ontogenesis in Non-Passerine Birds
AbstractVocal ontogenesis in non-passerine birds has been studied only in a few species from different orders. Call development takes place in them...
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The relationship between sternum variation and mode of locomotion in birds
BackgroundThe origin of powered avian flight was a locomotor innovation that expanded the ecological potential of maniraptoran dinosaurs, leading to...
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Ordnung Charadriiformes – Regenpfeiferartige
Die Ordnung Charadriiformes setzt sich aus 19 Familien zusammen, die sich noch einmal aufteilen in 89 Gattungen und 376 Arten, worunter sich 5...
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Basic Terminology and the Broader Phylogenetic and Geological Framework
Many readers will be acquainted with phylogenetic terminology and avian osteology, and it is beyond the scope of the present work to provide an...
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True cicadas (Cicadidae) as prey for the birds of the Western Palearctic: a review
BackgroundTrue cicadas (Cicadidae) are large and temporarily abundant insects. Their availability may produce demographic and behavioural effects on...
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A Tedious and Uncomfortable Passage
The Investigator proved to be unseaworthy, so it was taken out of service. Captain Flinders was to return to England. If Brown had decided to sail...
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Mating Systems
The ways by which male and female birds locate and choose each other for mating, the number of mates during a breeding season and during a bird’s...
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Late Miocene buttonquails (Charadriiformes, Turnicidae) from the temperate zone of Eurasia
The evolutionary history of the extant buttonquails (family Turnicidae) is poorly known. The Oligocene stem representatives of the family differ...
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A previously unnoticed vascular trait of the middle ear suggests that a cranial heat-exchange structure contributed to the radiation of cold-adapted songbirds
Passeriform birds exhibit previously unreported differences in the course of the arteria ophthalmica externa in the middle ear, which can easily be...
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Avifauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an Updated Checklist
The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago consists of 572 islands, islets and rocky outcrops extending over 800 km. Biodiversity is very rich in this...
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An Overview of the Vertebrate Diversity of Sriharikota (India’s Spaceport), Southern India: Conservation Perspectives
Sriharikota is bestowed with one of the last remaining, largest and best preserved tracts of coastal tropical dry evergreen forests in India. Surveys...
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Endemic, Endangered and Threatened Vertebrates in the Indian Hotspots
In this chapter we presented the status and distribution of the endemic, threatened vertebrate fauna of the four Indian hotpots. Also detailed...
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Avifauna of North West Himalaya
Northwestern Himalaya is known for a highly heterogeneous physiography and climate and an amazing biodiversity. This chapter is based on the...
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New findings of rare species of the mite genus Spinturnix von Heyden, 1826 (Mesostigmata, Gamasina: Spinturnicidae) in Russia and Tajikistan
New findings of rare and poorly known mite species belonging to the genus Spinturnix von Heyden, 1826 (Gamasina: Spinturnicidae), permanent...
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Description of Acuaria europaea n. sp. (Spirurida: Acuariidae) from Dendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg) and Oriolus oriolus (L.) (Aves) in Europe, with results of re-examination of related European species of Acuaria Bremser, 1811
Acuaria europaea n. sp. is described from one Dendrocopos syriacus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg) (Piciformes: Picidae) (type-host) and three Oriolus oriolus ...
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Depauperate Avifauna in Tropical Peat Swamp Forests Following Logging and Conversion to Oil Palm Agriculture: Evidence from Mist-netting Data
Increased demand for oil palms has led to a massive expansion of logging and conversion of peat swamp forests in Southeast Asia. Although palm oil is...
