Subject: Articles in Auk Vol 112 No 1
Date: Feb 14 20:30:48 1996
From: "Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney" - festuca at olywa.net


Thought folks might be interested in what articles are in the most =
recent issue of the Auk, Volume 112 No 1, January 1995 (Is the A.O.U. a =
full *year* behind in their publications? This just came in today's =
mail!). Enjoy!

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Wash
festuca at olywa.net


Molts and plumages of Orange-breasted Buntings (Passerina leclancherii): =
Implications for theories of delayed plumage maturation. Christopher W =
Thompson and Matthias Leu. pp 1-19. Delayed plumage maturation in =
Oaxaca y Chiapas, Mexico.

Structure and function of the digestive tract of the Hoatzin =
(Opisthocomus hoazin): A folivorous bird with foregut fermentation. =
Alejandro Grajal. pp 20-28. A study from the Llanos of Venezuela.

Song development by Black-capped Chickadees (Parus atricapillus) and =
Carolina Chickadees (P. carolinensis). Donald E Kroodsma, Daniel J =
Albano, Peter W Houlihan and Judith A Wells. pp 29-43. Carolina =
chickadee nestlings transported from Delaware Co, Pennsylvania to =
Amherst, Massachusetts.

Survival of Great-horned Owls in relation to the Snowshoe Hare cycle. C =
Stuart Houston and Charles M Francis. pp 44-59. Analysis of =
survival/recovery rates based on 371 recoveries from 4,713 owls banded =
as nestlings or fledglings in Saskatchewan. Yes, hare densities still =
affect owl populations.

Effects of growth-rate variation on fledging of Rhinoceros Auklet =
(Cerorhinca monocerata). Anne Harfenist. pp 60-66. Age at fledging =
was inversely related to growth rate, mass at fledging was positively =
related to growth rate. Pine Island, B.C. (50o58'N, 127o41'W)

Age-specific costs of first-time breeding. Anne Viallefont, Fred Cooke =
and Jean-Dominique Lebreton. pp 67-76. Lesser Snow Geese at La Perouse =
Bay, Manitoba. Birds first nesting as 2-year-olds produce similar =
numbers of offspring in a lifetime as birds starting at age 3.

Nesting Henderson Reed-Warblers (Acrocephalus vaughani taiti) studied by =
DNA fingerprinting: Unrelated coalitions in a stable habitat? M de L =
Brooke and Ian R Hartley. pp 77-86. The output of young per adult was =
slightly but not significantly higher in pairs than trios.

Confirmation of a portion of the Sibley-Ahlquist "Tapestry". Robert =
Bleiweiss, John AW Kirsch and Naveed Shafi. pp 87-97. This one was =
over my head, but DNA-DNA hybridization was used to compare seven taxa =
from 5 avian orders (using an alligator as an outgroup). Results =
supported S-A's assessment of ordinal patterns in avian phylogeny.

Patterns of Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) pairing success in Missouri =
forest tracts. Michele A Van Horn, Robert M Gentry and John Faaborg. =
pp 98-106. Edge effects/forest fragmentation in north-central Mo. =
oak-hickory forest.

Importance of dominance status and distance from cover to foraging =
White-crowned Sparrows: An experimental analysis. Robert Slotow and =
Stephen I Rothstein. pp 107-117. They address the importance of a =
nearby source of cover to foraging white-crowns on UCal Santa Barbara.

Intraspecific and interspecific variation in molt patterns of some =
tropical hummingbirds. F Gary Stiles. pp 118-132. Sequences of =
flight-feather replacement were determined for 13 species of Costa Rican =
hummingbirds...

Light patterns as cues for mate choice in the lekking White-throated =
Manakin (Corapipo gutturalis). Marc The'ry and Sandra L Vehrencamp. pp =
133-145. The 2 (of 6) males with the brightest 2 arenas received high =
rates of female visitation and performed 71% of the mating attempts. =
(Good thing Marty and I just remodeled... :-))

Effects of forest patch size on nesting success of Wood Thrushes. =
Jeffery P Hoover, Margaret C Brittingham and Laurie J Goodrich. pp =
146-155. Nesting success in Pennsylvania differed significantly among =
forest size categories, with 86% of the nests successful in contiguous =
forest, 72% successful in large fragments (>100 ha), and 43% successful =
in small fragments (<80 ha). Predation was primary cause of nesting =
failure. Cowbirds parasitized 9% of nests.

Molecular systematics and zoogeography of flowerpiercers in the =
ductive success of Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) in east-central =
Georgia. Malcolm C Coulter and A Lawrence Bryan Jr. pp 237-243. =
Predation by raccoons in dry years, nest abandonment following periods =
of cold weather, nest takeovers by adults that had abandoned nests, =
storms, and unknown factors.

Short Communications:

Helmeted Honeyeaters Build Bulkier Nests in Cold Weather. Donald C =
Franklin. pp 247-248. At Yellingbo, southern Victoria, Australia.

Environmental Component of Latitudinal Clutch-size Variation in House =
Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Mitchell Baker. pp 249-252. Comparison =
of clutch sizes from Costa Rica and Ithaca, NY - larger clutches in New =
York.

Non-invasive Assessment of the Annual Gonadal Cycle in Free-living =
Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) Using Fecal Seroid Measurements. JF =
Cockrem and JR Rounce. pp 253-257. Management strategy for this unique =
New Zealand parrot facing extinction is dependent on knowledge of the =
activity of reproductive system of female.

Polygyny in the Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans). Tanmay Datta adn BC =
Pal. pp 257-260. Storks at Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal.

Water and Energy Limitations on Flight Range. Marcel Klaassen. pp =
260-262. Trans-Sahara migrating Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus =
trochilus).

Reply to Klaassen's Commentary Concerning Water and Energy Limitations =
on Flight Range. Nurit Carmi, Berry Pinshow, Warren P Porter and Jim =
Jaeger. pg 263. (these folks are arguing with Klaassen over whose =
models are better...)