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3 giorni fa · Robert Ridgway, a founding member of the American Ornithologists’ Union, served as Curator of Birds at the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum from 1880 until his death in 1929. Ridgway’s background is typical of many of the early professionals. He was self-taught in the field, a systematic ornithologist, and affiliated with a museum ...
3 giorni fa · In “The Birds That Audubon Missed,” Kenn Kaufman delves into the fierce, at times unethical, competition among early American ornithologists.
3 giorni fa · Zoology is the branch of biology that focuses on the study of animals. It encompasses a broad spectrum of topics, from the microscopic world of invertebrates to the majestic realms of large mammals. A zoology degree provides a comprehensive understanding of animal behavior, physiology, ecology, and evolution, laying the groundwork for various ...
1 giorno fa · For the first time, an attempt has been made to present, chronologically and in a systematized form, the development of ornithological studies at the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (Bulgaria) from its foundation in the last decades of the 19th century to the present day. This 135-year period (1889–2024) includes the work of 12 curators of the ornithological collections. Their ...
5 giorni fa · A Natural History of Nest Building 2017 is a three-screen video installation which draws on the traditions of natural history television programmes. The thirty-minute film is narrated by Andy Holden and his father, ornithologist Peter Holden. It is divided into three chapters, Nest Type, Nest Site and Material, concluding with a post ...
1 giorno fa · Image courtesy of Pixabay. In his book Performance All the Way Down, Yale curator and ornithologist Richard Prum champions intersectionality to explore evolutionary and developmental
1 giorno fa · Ornithologist and composer Vytautas Bucionis recording nature soundscapes in Orford. | Photo: Florian Grond. From eco-grief to eco-solutions “Beyond Ecological Grief” — the name has not been finalized — will combine scientific expertise with personal narratives from those with lived experience.
