Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon

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Author

Barlow, Jon C.

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Language

English

LoC Class

QH: Science: Natural history

Subject

Bell vireo

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eBook-No.

32855

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32855

Release Date

June 17, 2010

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Volume 12, No. 5, pp. 241-296, 6 figs. March 7, 1962 — Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon — BY — JON C. BARLOW — University of Kansas Lawrence 1962 — University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, Theodore H. Eaton, Jr., Henry S. Fitch Volume 12, No. 5, pp. 241-296, 6 figs. Published March 7, 1962 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas — Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon — BY — JON C. BARLOW
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.INTRODUCTION
4. 4.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
5. 5.METHODS OF STUDY
6. 6.STUDY AREA — Considerations of Habitat
7. 7.SEASONAL MOVEMENT — Arrival in Spring — Fall Departure
8. 8.GENERAL BEHAVIOR — Flight — Foraging and Food Habits — Bathing
9. 9.VOCALIZATIONS — Singing Postures — Flight Song — Daily Frequency of Song — Types of Vocalizations — Table 1. Representative Singing Rates of Breeding Bell Vireos. All Rates Were at Air Temperatures Less Than 86° F. Each Instance Represents Approximately 30 Minutes of Observation.
10. 10.TERRITORIALITY — Establishment of Territory — Size of Territories — Permanence of Territories — Table 2. Size of the Nine Original Territories Occupied in 1960. — Maintenance of Territory — Table 3. Intraspecific Disputes in Maintenance of Territory. — Behavior — Aggressive Behavior of the Female — Interspecific Relationships — Table 4. Interspecific Conflict Observed in 1959 and 1960. — Discussion
11. 11.COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR — Displays and Postures — Discussion
12. 12.SELECTION OF NEST-SITE AND NESTBUILDING — Table 5. Nest-sites Utilized in 1960. — Building — Gathering of Nesting Material — Length and Hours of Nestbuilding — Abortive Nestbuilding Efforts — Renesting — The Nest — Table 6. Abortive Nesting Attempts in May and June of 1960. — Table 7. Dimensions of Nests in May (1960) and June (1960).
13. 13.EGGLAYING AND INCUBATION — Egglaying — Clutch-size — Table 8. Average Numbers of Eggs per Nest (Number of Records in Parentheses) [F] . — Incubation — The Roles of the Sexes in Incubation — Relief of Partners in Incubation
14. 14.NESTLING PERIOD — Hatching Sequence — Development of the Nestlings — Table 9. Maturation of Nestling Bell Vireos. The First Day That an Activity Was Observed Is Shown. — Parental Behavior — Feeding of the Nestlings — Table 10. Feeding of the Nestlings. — Nest Sanitation — Fledging — Nest Parasites
15. 15.FLEDGLING LIFE — Second Broods
16. 16.REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS — Behavior — Table 11. Egg Mortality in Bell Vireos. — Predation — Cowbird Parasitism — Table 12. Incidence of Cowbird Parasitism of the Bell Vireo Compared With Other Passerines in the Study Area in 1959 and 1960.
17. 17.SUMMARY
18. 18.LITERATURE CITED
19. 19.UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

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