Lecture Outlines

Lecture 1. What is a bird?

Lecture 2. Phylogeny and Avian Evolution

Lecture 3. Speciation, Systematics

Lecture 4. Anatomy of the Avian Integument

Lecture 5. Avian Flight

Lecture 6. Avian Thermoregulation

Lecture 6.5 Avian Census Techniques

Lecture 7. Evolution of Avian Migration

Lecture 8. Premigratory State, Orientation and Navigation

Lecture 9. Avian Digestion

Lecture 10. Avian Respiration

Lecture 11. Avian Nervous System

Lecture 12. Avian Eye

Lecture 13. Avian Hearing

Lecture 14. Breeding Seasons