Geographical origin of dabbling ducks wintering in Iberia: Sex differences and implications for pair formation

Los humedales ibéricos naturales y antropógenos del sur de Europa son bien conocidos por sustentar a un gran número de aves migratorias acuáticas del Palaearctico en cada invierno. Sin embargo, la información sobre el origen geográfico de los patos de humedal que pasan el invierno en estos espacios es escasa y se limita principalmente a datos de sonar. Aquí, hemos utilizado marcadores isotópicos para determinar el origen geográfico de machos y hembras de Pintails septentrional, Anas acuta y Anas crecca euroasiática en Extremadura, en el interior de la península Ibérica, sitio clave para invernar los patos de humedal. Además, hemos instalado seis etiquetas GPSGSM en Pintails septentrional para complementar los datos derivados del análisis de isótopos estables. La mayoría (> 70%) de los Pintails septentrional, dentro del primer año calendario, fueron asignados a regiones situadas por encima de los 55° N, volando 2600-5600 km desde sus regiones de procedencia a Extremadura. Los valores promedio de δ2Hf variaron significativamente entre macho y hembra de Pintails septentrional, sugiriendo que los sexos tienen diferentes orígenes geográficos. Los datos de los adultos etiquetados Pintails septentrional apoyan los datos isotópicos, un macho volando más de 5000 km de la costa de la mar Pechora (Rusia). La mayoría (> 70%) de los Teal euroasiáticos, dentro del primer año calendario, fueron asignados a la región situada entre 48° y 60° N y viajaron 1500-4500 km para llegar en Extremadura. Los machos y hembras de Cerceta euroasiáticos mostraron diferencias marginales en valores promedio de δ2Hf. En patos de humedal migratorios, el emparejamiento se produce normalmente en las zonas de invernada, y los patos en su primer invierno pueden reproducirse en la primavera siguiente. Para Pintails septentrional, la formación de parejas en Extremadura podría suceder entre individuos con diferentes orígenes geográficos, lo que podría contribuir a la variabilidad genética de su descendencia.Natural and anthropogenic Iberian wetlands in southern Europe are well known for supporting large numbers of migratory Palaearctic waterbirds each winter. However, information on the geographical origin of dabbling ducks overwintering in these wetlands is scarce and mostly limited to data from ringing recoveries. Here, we used intrinsic isotopic markers to determine the geographical origin of male and female Northern Pintails Anas acuta and Eurasian Teal Anas crecca in Extremadura, inland Iberia, a key site for overwintering dabbling ducks. Additionally, we fitted six Northern Pintails with GPSGSM tags to complement the data derived from stable isotope analysis. Most (> 70%) first calendar-year Northern Pintails were assigned to regions above 55°N, flying 2600–5600 km from their main natal regions to Extremadura. Mean values of δ2Hf varied significantly between male and female Northern Pintails, suggesting that the sexes had different geographical origins. Data from tagged adult Northern Pintails supported the isotopic data, one male flying more than 5000 km to the coast of the Pechora Sea (Russia). Most (> 70%) first calendar-year Eurasian Teal were assigned to the region between 48° and 60°N, travelling 1500–4500 km to arrive in Extremadura. Male and female Eurasian Teal showed marginal differences in mean values of δ2Hf. In migratory dabbling ducks, pairing typically occurs on the wintering grounds, and ducks in their first winter can breed the following spring. For Northern Pintails, pair formation in Extremadura could occur between individuals with different geographical origins, which could contribute to the genetic variability of their offspring.Trabajo patrocinado por: Junta de Extremadura. Proyecto PRI 09C128 Gobierno de Extremadura y Fondos FEDER. Ayuda GR10174 Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente). Ayuda financierapeerReviewe

Amazona ventralis, Hispaniolan Amazon

Artículo que resume los resultados de una evaluación sobre el estado de conservación de la Cotorra de la Hispaniola (Amazona ventralis) publicado en la «Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas» de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (IUCN). Esta Lista Roja, fundada en 1964, ha evolucionado para convertirse en la fuente de información más exhaustiva del mundo al respecto del estado de conservación global de especies de animales, hongos y plantas

Buteo ridgwayi, Ridgway's Hawk

Artículo que resume los resultados de una evaluación sobre el estado de conservación del Gavilán de la Hispaniola (Buteo ridgwayi) publicado en la «Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas» de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (IUCN). Esta Lista Roja, fundada en 1964, ha evolucionado para convertirse en la fuente de información más exhaustiva del mundo al respecto del estado de conservación global de especies de animales, hongos y plantas

Global Trends in the Status of Bird and Mammal Pollinators

Biodiversity is declining, with direct and indirect effects on ecosystem func-tions and services that are poorly quantified. Here, we develop the first globalassessment of trends in pollinators, focusing on pollinating birds and mam-mals. A Red List Index for these species shows that, overall, pollinating birdand mammal species are deteriorating in status, with more species movingtoward extinction than away from it. On average, 2.5 species per year havemoved one Red List category toward extinction in recent decades, represent-ing a substantial increase in the extinction risk across this set of species. Thismay be impacting the delivery of benefits that these species provide to people.We recommend that the index be expanded to include taxonomic groups thatcontribute more significantly to pollination, such as bees, wasps, and butter-flies, thereby giving a more complete picture of the state of pollinating speciesworldwide

Encountering extreme weather during migration: individual strategies and their consequences

The way that animal populations respond to changing weather conditions is a major focus of current research, fuelled by the need to predict the future consequences of climatic changes. Severe weather events can provide valuable opportunities to uncover the mechanisms through which weather influences population demography but opportunities to track individual responses to such events are rare. Senner et al. report on an exceptional opportunity to address this issue, when their detailed studies of a migratory shorebird population were interrupted by an extreme weather event that coincided with spring migration, a key period in the annual cycle of migratory species. Through tracking of individuals across the migratory range, Senner et al. show that, while individual schedules were severely disrupted by the harsh weather, with many individuals undertaking reverse migrations and experiencing delayed breeding, breeding success was unaffected. This study highlights the complexities involved in predicting the ecological consequences of extreme weather events, and the key role of behavioural flexibility in mitigating the costs to individuals

The Cracid Newsletter 1(1)-5 (1991-1997)

Volume1, Number 1 (Autumn 1991) Editors: Angela Schmitz and Richard Buchholz Status of the highly endangered white-winged guan Penelope albipennis, Victor Raul Diaz Montes Formation of the WPA-ICBP-SSC-IUCN Cracidae Specialist Group Cracidae Specialist Group Policy Statement CSG Action Plan, 1990-1995 Cracid news from around the world: Central America, South America, Europe, and USA Volumen 2, Numero 2 (Junio 1993) Editores: Angela Schmitz and Richard Buchholz Primer intento de introducción de un crácido en peligro, Geer Scheres El pavon Oreoplasis derbianus protegido y desprotegido, Fernando González García Técnicas demográficas de posible uso en crácidos, David B. McDonald Noticias desde el sitio de los acontecimientos: Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, Belgica, Europa. Eastados Unidos de Norteamerica Cooperacion para el mantenimiento en cautiverio, Chelle Plasse Un rodeo de crácidos, Sue Dubois Parámetros para la determinación de poblaciones viables de crácidos en la región amazónica del Ecuador, Arlyne Johnson Sistemática y genética molecular de crácidos, Patricia Escalante-Pliego Guacharaca ¿Otra mas para la olla? Brinley J. Best Novedades sobre el estudio y conservación del pavon (Oreophasis derbianus) en México, Fernando González García La pava negra como dispersora de semillas en Costa Rica, Dan Wenny Comunicación entre crácidos ... y cracidologos, Angela Schmitz Volumen 3, Number 1 (Summer 1994) Editors: Angela Schmitz and Richard Buchholz The bearded guan Penelope barbata in the Podocarpus National Park, Loja, Ecuador, Galo Medina, Luis Suarez, and Patricio Mena Cracids as seed dispersers: What we need to know and why it is important, Douglas Levey Diets of the marail guan (Penelope marail) and the black curassow (Crax alector), Marc Thery, Christian Erard, and Daniel Sabatier Seeking unpublished theses on cracids, Angela Scmitz Delta of the Paraná River: The southernmost limit of the distribution for the family and the dusky guan (Penelope obscura), Jorge Merler Distribution of the dusky guan (Penelope oscura) and seed consumption in the Serrano Forest, Salta Province, Argentina: A proposed study, Sandra Caziani, Gladys Gonzo, Mario Mosqueira, and Enrique Derlindati A trip filled with cracids, Daniel M. Brooks Volume 4 (1997) Editors: Daniel M. Brooks (English), Alfredo J. Begazo (Spanish), Fabio Olmos (Portuguese) Resugiendo despues de un periodo de ausencia Estamos de Volta Nova resulamentaçâo para as estaçôes ecológicas de São Paulo, Fábio Olmos New regulations for São Paulo State\u27s ecological stations, Fábio Olmos Biología y conservación de la familia Crácidae, Daniel M. Brooks Biologia e conservaçâo da família Cracidae, Daniel M. Brooks Biology and conservation of the family Cracidae, Daniel M. Brooks Taller en Aves cinegéticas terrestres de la amazonia, Daniel M. Brooks y Alfredo J. Begazo Workshop sobre aves cinegéticas terrestres na Amazônia, Daniel M. Brooks e Alfredo J. Begazo Workshop on terrestrial Amazonian gamebirds, Daniel M. Brooks and Alfredo J. Begazo En memoria de Angel Ocmin-Petit (1961-1996), Daniel M. Brooks In memorian: Angel Ocmin-Petit (1961-1996), Daniel M. Brooks In memoriam: Angel Ocmin-Petit (1961-1996), Daniel M. Brooks Datos reuierdos, Precisa-se de informações, Request for data Oportunidades para de investigacion, Oportunidades de pesquisa, Research opportunities Publicaiones recients, Publicaçôes recentes, Recent publications Congresos, Meetings ¿Esta interesado en apuntarse? Interessado em assinar o boletim? Interested in signing up? Volume 5 (September 1997) Noticias de alrededor del mudo, Notícias de todo o mundo, News from around the world Con respecto a unicornios y el CITES, Unicórnios e a CITES, On unicorns and CITES La Cracidae: Biología y conservación, Cracídeos: Sua biologia e conservação, The Cracidae: Their biology and conservation Articulos, Artigos, Articles Noticias sobre el pirui (Crax globulosa) en el Peru, Alfredo J. Begazo Notas sobre Crax globulosa no Peru, Alfredo J. Begazo Notes on the wattled curassow (Crax globulosa) in Peru, Alfredo J. Begazo Observaciones en una bandada grande de mas gran curassow (Crax rubra) en Belice, Barry Zimmer Observações sobre um grande grupo de mutuns Crax rubra em Belize, Barry Zimmer Observations on a large flock of greater curassow (Crax rubra) in Belize, Barry Zimmer Obervaciones de la pava Andina (Penelope montagnii) en el Sector de Purshi, Sangay Parque Nacional, Ecuador: Una region Amenzanda con la construccion de una carretera, Craig Downer Observações sobre jacus Andinos (Penelope montagnii) no Sector Purshi, Parque Nacional Sangay, Ecuador: Uma região ameaçada pela construção de uma estrada, Craig Downer Observations on Andean guans (Penelope montagnii) in Purshi Sector, Sangay National Park, Ecuador: A region threatened with road development, Craig Downer Publicaiones recients, Publicaçôes recentes, Recent publications Oportunidades para de investigacion, Oportunidades de pesquisa, Research opportunities Congressos, Meetings ¿Esta interesado en apuntarse? Interessado em assinar o boletim? Interested in signing up? Instrucciones para los autores, (Portuguese translation needed for Instructions for contributors), Instructions for contributor

[Letter] Present and future biodiversity risks from fossil fuel exploitation

Currently, human society is predominantly powered by fossil fuels—coal, oil and natural gas—yet also ultimately depends on goods and services provided by biodiversity. Fossil fuel extraction impacts biodiversity indirectly through climate change and by increasing accessibility, and directly through habitat loss and pollution. In contrast to the indirect effects, quantification of the direct impacts has been relatively neglected. To address this, we analyse the potential threat to > 37,000 species and > 200,000 protected areas globally from the locations of present and future fossil fuel extraction in marine and terrestrial environments. Sites that are currently exploited have higher species richness and endemism than unexploited sites, whereas known future hydrocarbon activities will predominantly move into less biodiverse locations. We identify 181 ‘high‐risk’ locations where oil or gas extraction suitability coincides with biodiversity importance, making conflicts between extraction and conservation probable. In total, protected areas are located on US$3‐15 trillion of unexploited hydrocarbon reserves, posing challenges and potentially opportunities for protected area management and sustainable financing

An Evaluation of Marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in the Context of Spatial Conservation Prioritization

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are sites identified as globally important for bird species conservation. Marine IBAs are one of the few comprehensive multi-species datasets available for the marine environment, and their use in conservation planning will likely increase as countries race to protect 10% of their territorial waters by 2020. We tested 15 planning scenarios for Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone to guide best practice on integrating marine IBAs into spatial conservation prioritization. We found prioritizations based solely on habitat protection failed to protect IBAs, and prioritizations based solely on IBAs similarly failed to meet basic levels of habitat representation. Further, treating all marine IBAs as irreplaceable sites produced the most inefficient plans in terms of ecological representativeness and protection equality. Our analyses suggest that marine spatial planners who wish to use IBAs treat them like any other conservation feature by assigning them a specific protection target

Grouse News 21-30 (2001-2005)

Issue 21 (2001) Chairman\u27s column, Ilse Storch Present distribution and numbers of black grouse in the Czech Republc, I. Malkova Petra, Stastny Karel, and Bejcek Vladimir Capercaillie in the Czech Republic, Malkova Petra, Stastny Karel, and Bejcek Vladimir Avalanche prevention causes disturbance of grouse around French ski stations, Emmanuel Menoni New fencing material tested in France, Emmanuel Menoni The fate of the black grouse, Ing. Roelof Heringa Co Co Co Cocks, Michele Loneux Update of number of capercaillie in the Vosges Mountains, Jean Poirot and Francoise Preiss Use of Sandsage habitat by lesser prairie-chickens in Southwestern Kansas, Cristian Hagen. James Pitman, Bob Robel, Curran Salter Editor\u27s Postbag Issue 22 (Winter 2001) Editorial, Diana Lovel Dick Potts, Tim Lovel Chairman\u27s column, Ilse Storch A study of rock ptarmigan in the Natural Park Vancise, Andre Miquel Use of sandsage habitat by lesser prairie-chickens in southwestern Kansas: Progress report, C. Hagen, J. Pitman, B. Robel, and C. Salter Club Galliformes bulletin, Tim Lovel Ten-itoriality and movements of Chinese grouse at Lianhuashan Natural Reserve, China, S. Klaus, S. Yue-Hua, and Fang Yun Welcome to the 9th Lnternational Grouse Symposium in Beijing, Sun Yue-Hua Grouse as a conservation tool, M. Breuss and P. Anglestam The Game Conservancy Trust research, N. W. Sutherton Issue 23 (Summer 2002) Chairman\u27s column, Ilse Storch Editorial, Tim Lovel and Diana Lovel Effects of forest size and forest fragmentation on predation rate of artificial ground nests in two regions of the Swiss Alps, Dominik Thiel and Kurt Bollmann Dynamics of capercaillie in the Swiss Alps: Metapopulation modelling at the landscape scale: A project description, Kurt Bollmann The programme of black grouse and capercai llie protection in northeastern Poland, Michal Kaszuba From genes to populations in capercaillie: How we could use genetic markers for conservation purposes, Gernot Segelbacher Population viability analysis and habitat selection by capercaillie: A central European perspective for grouse management, Sébastian Sachot Conservation biology of an emblematic species of alpine ecosystems, the black grouse: Risks induced by landscape alterations and touristical activities, implications for the upper subalpine biocenose, and targeted conservation measures, Raphaël Arlettaz, Sébastian Sachot, Marjana Baltic, and Luca Rotelli Capercaillie research programme at the Vogelwarte Radolfzell: A brief report on projects now underway, Peter Berthold, Manfred Lieser, Karl-Engen Schroth, Gernot Segelbacher, and Ulrich Querner Snippets On spatial resolution in habitat models: Can small-scale forest structure explain capercaillie numbers? Ilse Storch A grouse meeting in Thuringia, Siegi Klaus and Jo Wiesner Book review Issue 24 (December 2002) Editorial From the Chair News from GSG Grouse Specialist Group Audit New Grouse Specialist Group Website Clarifying the status of the Caucasian black grouse Grouse people in Beijing: the 9th International Grouse Symposium Post-symposium excursion to Lianhuashan Reserve Publications from the International Grouse Symposium Conservation News Capercaillie to be red-listed in Belarus? Caper Petition from Scotland The Black Grouse Recovery Project, North Pennines, UK Research Reports Capercaillie and forest land biodiversity in Slovenia Captive grey partridges and capercaillie differ vitally from their wild conspecifics The black grouse project in the Veglia Devero National Park Nest predation risk and farmland in Bavaria New PhD Project on translocation of Russian capercaillie to Thuringia Snippets European Black Grouse Conference September 2003 Study trip to Scotland March 2003 Galliformes listserver launched Issue 25 (June 2003) Envoi Editorial From the Chair News from GSG Clarifying the status of the Caucasian black grouse: Next steps From WPA Conservation News Saving Tetrao urogallus major, BREHM 1831, in Belarus New EU LIFE-Nature Cooperation Project “Grouse and Tourism in NATURA 2000 areas” started in April 2003 Scottish Capercaillie Life project 8 Sage-Grouse Listing Petitions Capercaillie conservation in Switzerland Research Reports The status of leks and the threat of pastoralism on remaining capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.) subpopulations on Menina, Slovenia Habitat requirements of black grouse (Tetrau tetrix L.) on Pohorje Mountain, northeast Slovenia Can landscape change explain Black Grouse declines in central Europe? A new project Snippets IUCN 2002 Red List – lesser prairie chicken vulnerable Publications from the International Grouse Symposium International Conference: Conservation of the Caucasian Black Grouse, Georgia 2003 European Conference: Black Grouse – Endangered species of Europe, Czech Republic 2003 Issue 26 (December 2003) Editorial From the Chair Conservation News Cantabrian capercaillie Tetrao urogallus cantabricus population size and range trend. Will the capercaillie survive in the Cantabrian Mountains? Construction projects in black grouse habitats – guidelines International conference – Caucasian Black Grouse Conservation Research Reports How susceptible are capercaillies Tetrao urogallus to human disturbances? A new PhD project Experimental burning, cutting and cattle grazing in a Scottish native pinewood important for western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus New project: Caucasian black grouse research, monitoring and conservation management in Georgia Autumn display in the Caucasian black grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi: Observations in the Kasbegi Reserve, Georgia New Books Of Partridges & Peacocks - and of things about which I knew nothing Polish capercaillie monograph New book on capercaillie New distribution maps of 3 palearctic grouse species: Hazel grouse, Chinese grouse and Siberian spruce grouse Survival of the hazel grouse Bonasa bonasia rupestris in the Jura Mountains. Between board and lodging Snippets Translation and interpreting The GSG keeps growing Proceedings from the 9th International Grouse Symposium Issue 27 (May 2004) Editorial From the Chair News from GSG GSG Members visit Scottish Capercaillie LIFE Project From WPA 3 Grouse online: the GSG web site is growing Conservation News Caucasian black grouse in Iran Captive management of the Caucasian black grouse (Tetrao mlokosiewicsi) in the Armenian Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Improving the conservation status of the Caucasian black grouse in Turkey Research Reports Capercaillie research in the Black Forest: Combining radio tracking and genetic data Capercaillie management in Scotland Dissertation synopsis – Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus habitat ecology in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains Ruffed grouse and American woodcock. Status in Michigan, 2003 Book Reviews Of Partridges & Peacocks - and of things about which I knew nothing Snippets Cynhadledd Ceiliog y Rhos, Black Grouse endangered species. First announcement European conference Correction of e-mail Brigitte Geddes Issue 28 (November 2004) Editorial From the Chair News from GSG Hazel grouse meeting in Auzet (France) 19-23 April 2004 Conservation News Decline halted in Scottish capercaillie Conservation of Caucasian black grouse in Azerbaijan Development of the reintroduced capercaillie population in the Parc national des Cévennes Research Reports Testing existing markers for studying genetic variability in Caucasian black grouse (Tetrao mlokosiewicsi): A pilot study No clear mitochondrial DNA structure in the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) population in Finland First results of a hazel grouse population study in the south-eastern French Alps Conservation of the Cantabrian capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus cantabricus): A challenge at the edge of the species distribution Ruffed grouse research and management in the Appalachian region: The Appalachian Cooperative Grouse Research Project New Books Blue Grouse. Their Biology and Natural History Snippets Xth International Grouse Symposium 26-30 September 2005, France WPA Galliform Genetic Group English-German interpreting and translating services Issue 29 (May 2005) Editorial From the Chair Hunting Statutory and sociological aspects of grouse hunting in France Challenging dogma, changing paradigms: Sage-grouse harvest management in the United States Hunting grouse in Great Britain Conservation News Improving the conservation status of the Caucasian black grouse in Turkey: Update on activities in 2004 Research Reports A new Siberian capercaillie Tetrao urogalloides project in the Kolyma uplands / Magadan district, Russia The re-introduction of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.) in the Harz Mountains National Park – state of the art and a PhD project in process A multi-scale analysis of capercaillie habitat in the Swiss Alps Snippets A noninvasive technique to evaluate human-generated stress in the black grouse Xth International Grouse Symposium 26 – 30th September 2005, second announcement Black grouse conference, Ruthin, North Wales 2005 Ruffed grouse ecology and management in the Appalachian region GSG information at IUCN web-site In Memoriam In memory of Ingemar Hjort In memory of Paul Dye Issue 30 (November 2005) Editorial From the Chair News from GSG From WPA Grouse Specialist Group workshop at 10th IGS, Luchon, France, September 2005 Conservation News A management strategy for North American grouse A captive breeding programme for Cantabrian capercaillie: does it make any sense? Research Reports Quantifying the impact of predator removal on moors managed for red grouse on other ground nesting birds – progress report Greater sage-grouse response to natural gas field development in Western Wyoming Conferences 3rd International Black Grouse Conference, Ruthin – North Wales, March 2005 10th International Grouse Symposium, Luchon, France, 26-30 September 2005 Snippets Grouse Symposium manuscripts New project: Analysing metapopulation dynamics of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus in the Swiss Alps – ranking different conservation strategies The Cantabrian Capercaillie Center 4th International Black Grouse Conference, 16th-21st Sept 2007, Vienna, Austria. 1st announcement 27 New GSG website pages Wildlife Publication Award Publication from the 3rd International Black Grouse Conference, Ruthin, North Wale

Megapode Newsletter 12(3)-16(1) (1998-2002)

Volume 12, Number 3 (December 1998) Editors: Rene W. R. J. Dekker, Darryl N. Jones, and Gary J. Wiles Project description: Ontogeny of behaviour in the Australian brush-turkey Alectura lathami, Ann Göth Notes on the nesting grounds of the Moluccan megapode Eulipoa wallacei at Amahai and desa Iha Baru (Elpaputih), South Seram, Indonesia, C. J. Heij Maleo survey and conservation project, Gillian C. Baker Nesting biology of the Vanuatu megapode Megapodius layardi on Ambrym, Vanuatu, Tanya Foster Volume 13, Number 1 (July 1999) Editors: Rene W. R. J. Dekker, Darryl N. Jones, and Gary J. Wiles SHOCing news . . . Fourth International Megapode Symposium Proceedings of the Third International Megapode Symposium, Nhill, Australia, December 1997 Megapode Action Plan 2000-2004. Richard Fuller New research: Australian brush-turkey parasites: Implications for inter-population relationships, Darryl N. Jones and Heather Proctor Notes on the Melanesian megapode Megapodius eremita and Vanuatu megapode Megapodius layardi, Guy Dutson The Melanesian megapode Megapodius eremita on Simbo, Solomon Islands: Participatory research towards a management plan, Ross Sinclair, Posala Unusu, and Lorima Tuke Volume 14, Number 1 (April 2000) Editors: Rene W. R. J. Dekker, Darryl N. Jones, and Gary J. Wiles The Fourth International Megapode Symposium, Darryl N. Jones and Rene W. R. J. Dekker Abstracts: Female-female aggression in Australian brush-turkeys Alectura lathami, Sharon M. Birks Living without parents: How hatchlings of the Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami survive, Ann Göth Relationship between time since fire and summer food resources for malleefowl Leipoa ocellata, Russell Harlen and David Priddel Mound characteristics of the orange-footed megapode Megapodius reinwardt in the Darwin region of northern Australia, Chris Healey Metapopulation structure of Australian brush-turkeys Alectura lathami as indicated by their arthropod symbiotes: Do mites and lice behave like mitochondrial DNA? Darryl N. Jones and Heather Proctor Hatcheries and closed seasons in the management of the communal nesting Melanesian megapode Megapodius eremita, J. Ross Sinclair Partnerships in the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis, Kuppusamy Sivakumar and Ravi Sankaran Selection of incubation mound-sites by three sympatric megapodes in Papua New Guinea, J. Ross Sinclair Request for megapode shell material, Simon Clarke Request for new megapode incubation data, Darryl N. Jones Recent publications Volume 14, Number 2 (November 2000) Editors: Rene W. R. J. Dekker, Darryl N. Jones, and Gary J. Wiles The Fourth International Megapode Symposium News about Bruijn\u27s brush-turkey and Waigeo, René W. R. J. Dekker Megapode Action Plan 2000-2004 Management recommendations for three sympatric species of megapode in Papua New Guinea, J. Ross Sinclair Recent publications Volume 15, Number 1 (May 2001) Editors: Rene W. R. J. Dekker, Darryl N. Jones, and Gary J. Wiles Bruijn\u27s brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii rediscovered on Waigeo, C. J. Heil and J. N. J. Post Lape Forever: Research and monitoring of the Melanesian megapode Megapodius eremita on Simbo Island, Solomon Islands 1997 to 1999, J. Ross Sinclair Variations in egg and chick weight in the Australian brush-turkey Alectura lathami, Ann Göth Dusky Megapodes Megapodius freycinet from Rumberpon Island, West Papua, Indonesia, Freddy Pattiselanno Volume 16, Number 1 (August 2002) Editors: Rene W. R. J. Dekker, Darryl N. Jones, and Gary J. Wiles Bruijn\u27s brush-turkey Aepypodius bruijnii for the first time observed in the wild, lwein Mauro New study: The distribution of an urban megapode Conservation status of Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) nesting grounds: An update, Gillian C. Baker Summary of thesis: Survival, habitat selectivity and behavioural development of Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami chicks, Ann Göth Recent publications The Megapode and other Galliform Action Plans on the Interne