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Author Webster, Michael S., author

Title The Extended Specimen : Emerging Frontiers in Collections-Based Ornithological Research / Michael S. Webster
Edition First edition
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : text file, PDF
Series Studies in avian biology ; volume 50
Studies in avian biology ; no. 50
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Contributors ; Preface ; Chapter 1: The Extended Specimen ; Extending the Traditional Specimen ; Extending the Specimen Concept ; Conclusion: Just What Is the "Extended Specimen?" ; Acknowledgments ; Literature Cited ; Chapter 2: Getting under the Skin ; Avian Anatomical and Skeletal Collections ; Comparative Anatomy ; Systematics of Extant Species ; Morphology and Behavior ; Paleontology ; Morphometrics ; Physiology and Functional Anatomy ; Evolution and Development ; Conclusions and Future Directions ; Acknowledgments
An Overview of Raman Spectroscopy and Plumage Pigments Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Museum Collections ; Advances in Studying Structural Coloration ; Mechanisms of Structural Coloration ; Techniques to Describe Structural Coloration ; Applications to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ; Structural Coloration in Fossil Feathers ; Future Directions ; Advanced Methods for Studying Avian Egg Color ; Egg Coloration: An Overview ; Chemical Analysis ; Structural Analysis ; Spectrophotometry ; Digital Photography ; Case Study ; Future Directions ; Conclusions ; Literature Cited
Chapter 4: Integrating Museum and Media Collections to Study Vocal Ecology and Evolution Species Limits and Geographic Variation in Bird Song ; Cultural Evolution and Temporal Variation in Avian Vocal Displays ; Behavioral Responses to Geographic and Temporal Variation in Song ; Macroevolutionary Patterns of Avian Vocalizations ; Linking Museum Vouchers and Audio Recordings ; Parallel Advances in Nonavian Taxa ; Conclusions and Future Directions ; Acknowledgments ; Literature Cited ; Chapter 5: Leveraging Diverse Specimen Types to Integrate Behavior and Morphology
Insights into the Origin of Novelty in the Manakins (Pipridae) Manakin Methods ; Physical Specimens ; Digital Media Specimens ; Meta-Analyses ; Functional Morphology ; Evolutionary Analyses ; Manakin Results ; How It Works: The Functional Morphology of the Club-winged Manakin Sonation ; How It Evolved: The Integrated Evolutionary Patterns of Character Change ; The Courtship Phenotype of the Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaeidae) ; Birds-of-Paradise: A Modeling Approach ; General Conclusions ; Acknowledgments ; Literature Cited ; Chapter 6: Emerging Techniques for Isotope Studies of Avian Ecology
Summary "The Extended Specimen highlights the research potential for ornithological specimens, and is meant to encourage ornithologists poised to initiate a renaissance in collections-based ornithological research. Contributors illustrate how collections and specimens are used in novel ways by adopting emerging new technologies and analytical techniques. Case studies use museum specimens and emerging and non-traditional types of specimens, which are developing new methods for making biological collections more accessible and "usable" for ornithological researchers. Thus, book documents the power of ornithological collections to address key research questions of global importance."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Birds -- Collection and preservation.
Birds -- Research.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
Birds -- Collection and preservation
Birds -- Research
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1315120453
9781351646789
1351646788
9781315120454
9781498729161
1498729169