Bird Ecology and Conservation A Handbook of Techniques

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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) 279
Red Grouse 313, 345
Red Knot 170
Redpoll, Common 347
Redshank 361
Redstart 276, 347
Red-tailed Hawk, cross-fostering 287
reduced-parameter models 126
Reece, R. L. 200
Reed (Phragmites australis) 337
reedbeds
avifauna of 357
succession in 358–9
re-flooding, timing of 355
regurgitates 240
reintroductions 288–9
release techniques 289
soft 289
relative abundance
data 2
with relative areas of habitats available,
comparing 260–2
relative mass 111
removal model 43
restless behavior shown at migration times
(Zugunruhe) 174
restoration of endangered species
population decline, diagnosis of causes and
testing remedial action 270–1
process in 271
in intensive management 271
in monitoring 271
population management 271
restoration programs
for Kakapo, Chatham Island Black Robin,
Californian Condor, and Echo
Parakeet 281
restoration projects, supportive management
for 291–3
artificial incubation and
hand-rearing 292
model or surrogate species 292
Reynolds, J. D. 305
ringer’s grip 99
ringing 47
Ringing & Migration 162
Ring-necked Parakeet 292
Robel, J. R. 243
Robinson, J. G. 317
Robinson, R. A. 248
Robson, D. S. 128
Rotella, J. J. 67
Rothery, P. 246
roving surveys 313


saddleback 291
Salt-marsh Grass, Common (Puccinellia maritima)
samples 22–3
sizes within strata, choice of 25
sampling
procedure licence 212
regular 35
strategies 23, 27
techniques
ethical considerations 211
legal considerations–catching wild birds
for research 212
units 23
number to be counted 27
Sandhill Crane 292
cross-fostering 287
satellite
telemetry 129, 167
transmitters 120
transponders 98
Saxicola torquata 345
scan sampling for time budgets in foraging
behavior 245
Schmidtke, J. 226
Scolopax rusticola 256
Scott, M. 19
Scottish Natural Heritage 212
scrub 360
Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) 242
Sea-couch (Elymus pycnanthus) 361
Seber, G. A. F. 119, 125, 128
Sedge Wren 361
seeds and fruits, utilization of 234
selection experiments 174
semi-random sampling 33
Senegal, use of French rings 87
sensory input, migratory orientation in cages
manipulating 172
Setophaga ruticilla 163
sexing index based on Discriminant Function
Analysis (DFA) 102
sex, recording 102
Seychelles Brush Warbler 291
Seychelles Magpie Robin 291
Shannon–Weiner information statistic 260
Sharp, P. J. 223
shell remains, checking 63
Shorey, L. 226
Sialiaspp. 276
siblicide, chick rescue 288
silastic implants 219
simulation models, use of 76
single nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNPs) 227

Index| 383
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