This site contains 44 lectures in various
topics related to Ornithology as follows : Introduction to Ornithology,
Diversity and Classification, Evolution and Speciation, Anatomy, Physiology,
Colour, Life History, Foraging Behaviour, Mating and Breeding Behaviour, Social
Behaviour, Methods of Science and Research Questions, Vocal Behaviour:
Mechanisms, Vocal Behaviour: Ecology and Evolution - Part 2, Vocal Mimicry in
Birds, Basics of Research Design, Bird Migration, Bird Populations: Concepts,
Bird Communities: Concepts, Interactive Session by Dr Mousumi Ghosh (NCF) and Dr
Umesh Srinivasan (IISc), Studying bird populations and communities, Mixed
Species Flocks, Introduction to Data Visualisation Analysis, Biogeography,
Macroecology, Bird Conservation, Avian Conservation, Molecular Techniques.
Author(s): Prof. Mousumi Ghosh, Prof. Manjari Jain,
Prof. R Jayapal, Prof. Anand Krishnan
This note covers the following topics related to Ornithology: What roles
have birds played in human history, How diverse are birds, basic features of
birds and how they have been influenced by flight.