Title
Mixed Species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), 1960
Title Variants
Alternative:
Mixed Species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), 1960, Cerro Punta and Quito
Related Titles
Contained In:
Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
Series:
SIA Acc. 01-096
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Moynihan, M.
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1960-1962
Notes
English
The field notes of M. Moynihan document his behavioral observations of mixed species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), in Cerro Punta and Quito, 1960-1962. Pages are numbered. Dated entries are headed with location. Includes description of location, time of day, identifies groups (by number and then includes list of birds in group by common name), observations of other animals in environment (squirrels), and interactions between bird groups. Sometimes include bird counts by type and sometimes specifies sex. Includes notes of possible cases of social mimicry and a list of citations. Locations include Nono near Quito, Ecuador; Pichincha, Ecuador; and Cerro Punta, Panama.
Subjects
Animal behavior
,
Ecuador
,
Ethology
,
Field notes
,
Ornithology
,
Panama
,
Pichincha
,
Punta, Cerro
,
Quito
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.105209
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