Ostrich, Volume 86, Issue 1-2 (2015)

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Memorial Issue Commemorating the Work of the Late Philip Hockey

Introduction

Editorial
Special issue in memory of Philip Anthony Richard Hockey
Rob M Little
Pages: iii-iv
Published online: 15 May 2015
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How do African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini recruit into high-density populations?
Douglas Loewenthal, Dane M Paijmans & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 1-8
Published online: 26 Mar 2015
AbstractforHow do African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini recruit into high-density populations? | References | PDF (499.5 KB)
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Trends in African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini populations between the early 1980s and early 2000s, with consideration of the influence of protected habitats and food availability
Douglas Loewenthal, Dane M Paijmans, Philip W Haupt & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 9-21
Published online: 15 Apr 2015
AbstractforTrends in African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini populations between the early 1980s and early 2000s, with consideration of the influence of protected habitats and food availability | References | PDF (334.7 KB)
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Year-round territoriality in long-lived birds: rethinking the concept of carrying capacity
Douglas Loewenthal, Dane M Paijmans & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 23-34
Published online: 07 Apr 2015
AbstractforYear-round territoriality in long-lived birds: rethinking the concept of carrying capacity | References | PDF (291 KB) | Supplemental
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Temporal and spatial differences in three-egg clutch frequency of the African Black Oystercatcher
Dane M Paijmans, Douglas Loewenthal, Peter G Ryan & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 35-41
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforTemporal and spatial differences in three-egg clutch frequency of the African Black Oystercatcher | References | PDF (272.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Differential reactions to anthropogenic disturbance by two ground-nesting shorebirds
Shirley Van de Voorde, Minke Witteveen & Mark Brown
Pages: 43-52
Published online: 27 Apr 2015
AbstractforDifferential reactions to anthropogenic disturbance by two ground-nesting shorebirds | References | PDF (275.8 KB)
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Food abundance explains the breeding season of a tropical shorebird, the Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
Giuseppe De Marchi, Giorgio Chiozzi, Dawit Semere, Yohannes Mebrahtu, Farhad Hosseini Tayefeh, Mohammed Almalki & Mauro Fasola
Pages: 53-64
Published online: 18 Apr 2015
AbstractforFood abundance explains the breeding season of a tropical shorebird, the Crab Plover Dromas ardeola | References | PDF (665.3 KB)
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The status of the Damara Tern in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Philip A Whittington, Anthony J Tree, Maëlle Connan & Elizabeth G Watkins
Pages: 65-73
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforThe status of the Damara Tern in the Eastern Cape, South Africa | References | PDF (330.1 KB)
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A novel methodology for the rapid assessment of waterbird vulnerability to disturbance
Kate JH England, Colin Jackson & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 75-85
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforA novel methodology for the rapid assessment of waterbird vulnerability to disturbance | References | PDF (266.5 KB)
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Seasonal changes in movement and habitat use by Southern Ground-Hornbills in the South African lowveld
Blair A Zoghby, Peter G Ryan, Rob M Little, Tim Reid & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 87-95
Published online: 24 Apr 2015
AbstractforSeasonal changes in movement and habitat use by Southern Ground-Hornbills in the South African lowveld | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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Predation drives nesting success in moist highland grasslands: the importance of maintaining vegetation cover for bird conservation
Ian T Little, Philip AR Hockey & Raymond Jansen
Pages: 97-111
Published online: 26 Mar 2015
AbstractforPredation drives nesting success in moist highland grasslands: the importance of maintaining vegetation cover for bird conservation | References | PDF (520 KB)
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Shoebill Balaeniceps rex foraging behaviour in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia
Ralf HE Mullers & Arjun Amar
Pages: 113-118
Published online: 22 Dec 2014
AbstractforShoebill Balaeniceps rex foraging behaviour in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia | References | PDF (563.8 KB)
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Can behaviour buffer the impacts of climate change on an arid-zone bird?
Susan J Cunningham, Rowan O Martin & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 119-126
Published online: 16 Mar 2015
AbstractforCan behaviour buffer the impacts of climate change on an arid-zone bird? | References | PDF (317.3 KB)
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Elevated temperatures drive fine-scale patterns of habitat use in a savanna bird community
Rowan O Martin, Susan J Cunningham & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 127-135
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforElevated temperatures drive fine-scale patterns of habitat use in a savanna bird community | References | PDF (243.4 KB) | Supplemental
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The impact of high temperatures on foraging behaviour and body condition in the Western Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen dorsalis
Emily K Edwards, Nicola J Mitchell & Amanda R Ridley
Pages: 137-144
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforThe impact of high temperatures on foraging behaviour and body condition in the Western Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen dorsalis | References | PDF (212.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Fluctuations in bird numbers on sewage treatment ponds in an arid environment, South Africa
W Richard J Dean, Suzanne J Milton, Hugh P Forsyth & Dorrien R Tissiman
Pages: 145-153
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforFluctuations in bird numbers on sewage treatment ponds in an arid environment, South Africa | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Movement ecology of five Afrotropical waterfowl species from Malawi, Mali and Nigeria
John Y Takekawa, Shane R Heath, Samuel A Iverson, Nicolas Gaidet, Julien Cappelle, Tim Dodman, Ward Hagemeijer, William D Eldridge, Scott A Petrie, Gregory S Yarris, Shiiwua Manu, Glenn H Olsen, Diann J Prosser, Kyle A Spragens, David C Douglas & Scott H Newman
Pages: 155-168
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforMovement ecology of five Afrotropical waterfowl species from Malawi, Mali and Nigeria | References | PDF (8.5 MB)
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Solving the challenges of monitoring mobile populations: insights from studies of waterbirds in southern Africa
Hannah L Thomas, Philip AR Hockey & Graeme S Cumming
Pages: 169-178
Published online: 26 Mar 2015
AbstractforSolving the challenges of monitoring mobile populations: insights from studies of waterbirds in southern Africa | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Population metrics for fynbos birds, South Africa: densities, and detection and capture rates from a Mediterranean-type ecosystem
Alan TK Lee, Phoebe Barnard & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 179-187
Published online: 24 Apr 2015
AbstractforPopulation metrics for fynbos birds, South Africa: densities, and detection and capture rates from a Mediterranean-type ecosystem | References | PDF (485 KB) | Supplemental
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Short Notes

Dual parasitism of Fork-tailed Drongos by African and Jacobin Cuckoos
Tom P Flower, Benjamin J Ashton, Elisabet Zöttl, Ryan M Olinger & Philip AR Hockey
Pages: 189-191
Published online: 13 Apr 2015
AbstractforDual parasitism of Fork-tailed Drongos by African and Jacobin Cuckoos | References | PDF (790.4 KB)
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Blue Petrels Halobaena caerulea discovered breeding on Gough Island
Peter G Ryan, Ben J Dilley, Christopher Jones & Alexander L Bond
Pages: 193-194
Published online: 16 Mar 2015
AbstractforBlue Petrels Halobaena caerulea discovered breeding on Gough Island | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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