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Rayed Arcs And The ‘Rory Bory Aylis’: Primary World Aurorae And Tolkien’S 'Father Christmas Letters', Kristine Larsen Jan 2024

Rayed Arcs And The ‘Rory Bory Aylis’: Primary World Aurorae And Tolkien’S 'Father Christmas Letters', Kristine Larsen

Journal of Tolkien Research

Previous research has demonstrated that Tolkien was well-versed and well-practiced in the use of etiological myths in his world-building activities. But we should remember that Middle-earth was not his sole Secondary World; in fact, one of the most interesting can be found at Tolkien’s version of the North Pole, in his Father Christmas Letters. As might be expected of Tolkien the impressive collection of astronomy in the letters is largely scientifically accurate, especially concerning the aurora borealis, the northern lights. This paper explores the instances of auroral references (in text and illustration) in the Father Christmas Letters and connects …


Inter-Colony And Interspecific Differences In The Isotopic Niche Of Two Sympatric Gull Species In Newfoundland, L. D. Maynard, G. K. Davoren Jan 2024

Inter-Colony And Interspecific Differences In The Isotopic Niche Of Two Sympatric Gull Species In Newfoundland, L. D. Maynard, G. K. Davoren

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Environmental Constraints On The Breeding Phenology Of Giant Petrels Macronectes Spp., With Emphasis On Southern Giant Petrels M. Giganteus, J. Van Den Hoff Jan 2024

Environmental Constraints On The Breeding Phenology Of Giant Petrels Macronectes Spp., With Emphasis On Southern Giant Petrels M. Giganteus, J. Van Den Hoff

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Population Estimates Of Burrow-Nesting Petrels Breeding At The Nightingale Island Group, Tristan Da Cunha Archipelago, B. J. Dilley, D. Davies, A. Mitham, T. Glass, J. Repetto, G. Swain, P. G. Ryan Jan 2024

Population Estimates Of Burrow-Nesting Petrels Breeding At The Nightingale Island Group, Tristan Da Cunha Archipelago, B. J. Dilley, D. Davies, A. Mitham, T. Glass, J. Repetto, G. Swain, P. G. Ryan

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Changes In Abundance And Distribution Of Nesting Double-Crested Cormorants Phalacrocorax Auritus In The San Francisco Bay Area, 1975-2017, M. J. Rauzon, M. L. Elliott, P. J. Capitolo, L. M. Tarjan, G. J. Mcchesney, J. P. Kelly, H. R. Carter Jan 2024

Changes In Abundance And Distribution Of Nesting Double-Crested Cormorants Phalacrocorax Auritus In The San Francisco Bay Area, 1975-2017, M. J. Rauzon, M. L. Elliott, P. J. Capitolo, L. M. Tarjan, G. J. Mcchesney, J. P. Kelly, H. R. Carter

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


First Confirmed Occurrence Of Bridled Tern Onychoprion Anaethetus And Sandwich Tern Thalasseus Sandvicensis In Iraq, O. F. Al-Sheikhly, A. M. Al-Dirawi, A. N. Al-Barazengy Jan 2024

First Confirmed Occurrence Of Bridled Tern Onychoprion Anaethetus And Sandwich Tern Thalasseus Sandvicensis In Iraq, O. F. Al-Sheikhly, A. M. Al-Dirawi, A. N. Al-Barazengy

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Reproductive Ecology Of Urban-Nesting Glaucous-Winged Gulls Larus Glaucescens In Vancouver, Bc, Canada, E. Kroc Jan 2024

Reproductive Ecology Of Urban-Nesting Glaucous-Winged Gulls Larus Glaucescens In Vancouver, Bc, Canada, E. Kroc

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Foraging Ranges Of Incubating Sooty Terns Onychoprion Fuscatus On Bird Island, Seychelles, During A Transition From Food Plenty To Scarcity, As Revealed By Gps Loggers, Jessica L. Neumann, Christine S. Larose, Gary Brodin, Chris J. Feare Jan 2024

Foraging Ranges Of Incubating Sooty Terns Onychoprion Fuscatus On Bird Island, Seychelles, During A Transition From Food Plenty To Scarcity, As Revealed By Gps Loggers, Jessica L. Neumann, Christine S. Larose, Gary Brodin, Chris J. Feare

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Overland Flight By Seabirds At Isla Isabela, Galapagos, David J. Anchundia, Jacob F. Anderson, David J. Anderson Jan 2024

Overland Flight By Seabirds At Isla Isabela, Galapagos, David J. Anchundia, Jacob F. Anderson, David J. Anderson

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews, Marine Ornithology Jan 2024

Book Reviews, Marine Ornithology

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Caribbean Audubon’S Shearwaters Puffinus Lherminieri Choose Nesting Locations That Improve Male And Female Pre-Laying Exodus Foraging Strategies, Will Chatfield-Taylor Jan 2024

Caribbean Audubon’S Shearwaters Puffinus Lherminieri Choose Nesting Locations That Improve Male And Female Pre-Laying Exodus Foraging Strategies, Will Chatfield-Taylor

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


The Ups And Downs Of Ecosystem Engineering By Burrownesting Seabirds On Triangle Island, British Columbia, Michael S. Rodway, Laurie K. Wilson, Moira J.F. Lemon, Rhonda L. Millikin Jan 2024

The Ups And Downs Of Ecosystem Engineering By Burrownesting Seabirds On Triangle Island, British Columbia, Michael S. Rodway, Laurie K. Wilson, Moira J.F. Lemon, Rhonda L. Millikin

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Present Status Of Razorbills Alca Torda In Russia: Occurrence, Population And Migrations, Alexander E. Cherenkov, Sergei A. Kouzov, Vladimir Y. Semashko, Grigori M. Tertitski, Evgeny V. Semashko Jan 2024

Present Status Of Razorbills Alca Torda In Russia: Occurrence, Population And Migrations, Alexander E. Cherenkov, Sergei A. Kouzov, Vladimir Y. Semashko, Grigori M. Tertitski, Evgeny V. Semashko

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Marine Space Use By Marbled Murrelets Brachyramphus Marmoratus At A Mainland Fjord System In Southeast Alaska, B. A. Barbaree, S. K. Nelson, B. D. Dugger Jan 2024

Marine Space Use By Marbled Murrelets Brachyramphus Marmoratus At A Mainland Fjord System In Southeast Alaska, B. A. Barbaree, S. K. Nelson, B. D. Dugger

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Review: Islands Beyond The Horizon: The Life Of Twenty Of The World’S Most Remote Places (By R Lovegrove), P. Baird Jan 2024

Review: Islands Beyond The Horizon: The Life Of Twenty Of The World’S Most Remote Places (By R Lovegrove), P. Baird

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Vocal Repertoire Of The Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria Rostrata: A Preliminary Assessment, M. J. Rauzon, A. B. Rudd Jan 2024

Vocal Repertoire Of The Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria Rostrata: A Preliminary Assessment, M. J. Rauzon, A. B. Rudd

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Do Tracking Tags Impede Breeding Performance In The Threatened Gould's Petrel Pterodroma Leucoptera?, Y. Kim, D. Priddel, N. Carlile Jan 2024

Do Tracking Tags Impede Breeding Performance In The Threatened Gould's Petrel Pterodroma Leucoptera?, Y. Kim, D. Priddel, N. Carlile

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Review: Winged Sentinels - Birds And Climate Change (J Wormworth & C Sekercioglu), P. Baird Jan 2024

Review: Winged Sentinels - Birds And Climate Change (J Wormworth & C Sekercioglu), P. Baird

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Review: Seabird Genius: The Story Of Le Richdale, The Royal Albatross, And The Yellow-Eyed Penguin (N Peat), M. J. Rauzon Jan 2024

Review: Seabird Genius: The Story Of Le Richdale, The Royal Albatross, And The Yellow-Eyed Penguin (N Peat), M. J. Rauzon

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Spatial Distribution Of Nearshore Foraging Seabirds In Relation To A Coastal Marine Reserve, D. P. Robinette, N. Nur, A. Brown, J. Howar Jan 2024

Spatial Distribution Of Nearshore Foraging Seabirds In Relation To A Coastal Marine Reserve, D. P. Robinette, N. Nur, A. Brown, J. Howar

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Some Food Items Of The South Polar Skua Stercorarius Maccormicki At Inland Sites In The Ahlmannryggen, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, W. K. Steele, J. Cooper Jan 2024

Some Food Items Of The South Polar Skua Stercorarius Maccormicki At Inland Sites In The Ahlmannryggen, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, W. K. Steele, J. Cooper

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Reviews: When The Killing's Done; Rat Island, Predators In Paradise And The World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue; The Flexible Phenotype: A Body-Centred Integration Of Ecology, Physiology, And Behaviour; Ecosystem-Based Management For The Oceans, M. J. Rauzon, R. Ydenberg, J. Smith Jan 2024

Reviews: When The Killing's Done; Rat Island, Predators In Paradise And The World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue; The Flexible Phenotype: A Body-Centred Integration Of Ecology, Physiology, And Behaviour; Ecosystem-Based Management For The Oceans, M. J. Rauzon, R. Ydenberg, J. Smith

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Status Of The Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus Brevirostris In Russia, Y. B. Artukhin, P. S. Vyatkin, A. V. Andreev, N. B. Konyukhov, T. I. Van Jan 2024

Status Of The Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus Brevirostris In Russia, Y. B. Artukhin, P. S. Vyatkin, A. V. Andreev, N. B. Konyukhov, T. I. Van

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews: The Princeton Encyclopedia Of Birds (C Perrins, Ed); An Inventory Of The Breeding Seabirds Of The Caribbean (By Pe Bradley & Rl Norton); Long-Term Ecological Change In The Northern Gulf Of Alaska (Rb Spies, Ed); The Biology Of Polar, A. E. Burger, A. W. Diamond, S. D. Kildaw, G. D. Miller Jan 2024

Book Reviews: The Princeton Encyclopedia Of Birds (C Perrins, Ed); An Inventory Of The Breeding Seabirds Of The Caribbean (By Pe Bradley & Rl Norton); Long-Term Ecological Change In The Northern Gulf Of Alaska (Rb Spies, Ed); The Biology Of Polar, A. E. Burger, A. W. Diamond, S. D. Kildaw, G. D. Miller

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Persistence Rates And Detection Probabilities Of Bird Carcasses On Beaches Of Unalaska Island, Alaska, Following The Wreck Of The M/V Selendang Ayu, G. V. Byrd, J. H. Reynolds, P. L. Flint Jan 2024

Persistence Rates And Detection Probabilities Of Bird Carcasses On Beaches Of Unalaska Island, Alaska, Following The Wreck Of The M/V Selendang Ayu, G. V. Byrd, J. H. Reynolds, P. L. Flint

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Forward To Symposium: Twenty Years On: Advances In Ecological Understanding Of Globally Important Birds In The Strait Of Georgia, British Columbia, And Puget Sound, Washington, R. W. Butler Jan 2024

Forward To Symposium: Twenty Years On: Advances In Ecological Understanding Of Globally Important Birds In The Strait Of Georgia, British Columbia, And Puget Sound, Washington, R. W. Butler

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Review: The Complete Guide To Antarctic Wildlife: Birds And Mammals Of The Antarctic Continent And Southern Ocean (By H Shirihai), A. E. Burger Jan 2024

Review: The Complete Guide To Antarctic Wildlife: Birds And Mammals Of The Antarctic Continent And Southern Ocean (By H Shirihai), A. E. Burger

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Breeding Distribution And Population Status Of The Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes Halli And Southern Giant Petrel M Giganteus, D. L. Patterson, E. J. Woehler, J. P. Croxall, J. Cooper, S. Poncet, S. Hunter, W. R. Fraser Jan 2024

Breeding Distribution And Population Status Of The Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes Halli And Southern Giant Petrel M Giganteus, D. L. Patterson, E. J. Woehler, J. P. Croxall, J. Cooper, S. Poncet, S. Hunter, W. R. Fraser

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Review: The Complete Guide To Antarctic Wildlife: Birds And Mammals Of The Antarctic Continent And Southern Ocean (By H Shirihai), A. E. Burger Jan 2024

Review: The Complete Guide To Antarctic Wildlife: Birds And Mammals Of The Antarctic Continent And Southern Ocean (By H Shirihai), A. E. Burger

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.


Breeding Distribution And Population Status Of The Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes Halli And Southern Giant Petrel M Giganteus, D. L. Patterson, E. J. Woehler, J. P. Croxall, J. Cooper, S. Poncet, S. Hunter, W. R. Fraser Jan 2024

Breeding Distribution And Population Status Of The Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes Halli And Southern Giant Petrel M Giganteus, D. L. Patterson, E. J. Woehler, J. P. Croxall, J. Cooper, S. Poncet, S. Hunter, W. R. Fraser

Marine Ornithology

No abstract provided.