Emu 

About: Emu is an academic journal published by Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Ornithology & Conservation biology. It has an ISSN identifier of 0158-4197. Over the lifetime, 4825 publications have been published receiving 46414 citations. The journal is also known as: Dromaius novaehollandiae.

Raptors of the WorldBy James Ferguson-Lees and David Christie

Abstract: This volume, 20 years in the making, was primarily intended as a field guide and starts with a comprehensive listing of the 313 worldwide raptor species, grouped by order and family, listed with common and scientific name and cross-referenced to information detailing biology, ecology and associated colour plates. The proportionally larger number of species within the Accipitridae, Herpetotheridae and Falconidae are further subdivided by commonly applied artificial groupings (e.g. bazas, honey-buzzards, atypical kites; fish-eagles and fishing eagles) to aid in finding species quickly and easily.

The life history of the superb blue wren Malurus cyaneus

Abstract: A completely colour-banded population of these small, sociable, multi-brooded passerines of the sub-family Malurinae was studied for more than four years at Gungahlin, Canberra, A.C.T. Their plumage, behaviour, song, breeding biology and population dynamics are discussed with particular reference to the persistence of the young-of-the-year within the family group throughout the winter, the consequent problems of dispersion and, ultimately, the frequent occurrence of more than one mature mule in the breeding group. It is suggested that this apparent polyandry enables the species to be reproductively more successful within the limits of a variable climate.

A review of flight-initiation distances and their application to managing disturbance to Australian birds

Abstract: Disturbance – the response of birds to a stimulus such as the presence of a person – is considered a conservation threat for some Australian birds. The distance at which a bird flees from perceived danger is defined as the flight-initiation distance (FID), and could be used to designate separation distances between birds and stimuli that might cause disturbance. We review the known FIDs for Australian birds, and report FIDs for 250 species. Most FIDs are from south-eastern Australia, and almost all refer to a single walker as the stimulus. Several prominent factors correlated with FID are discussed (e.g. body mass and the distance at which an approach begins). FIDs have not been used extensively in the management of disturbance, for a variety of reasons including lack and inaccessibility of available data. We call for standardised data collection and greater application of available data to the management of disturbance.

The Phylogeny and Classification of the Australo-Papuan Passerine Birds

Abstract: SIBLEY, C.G. and J.E. AHLQUIST. 1985. The phylogeny and classification of the Australo-Papuan passerine birds. Emu 85: 1–14.In a series of studies the technique of DNA-DNA hybridization has been us...