Robin Hill: Australian Ringneck, Barnardius zonarius.

Krystii Melaine:Princess Parot, Poytelis alexandrae

Ferdinand Bauer: Hooded Parrot, Psephotus dissimilis

Rob Freeman: Peregrine Falcon, Falco pereginius

Featured Author: Penny Olsen

Research Interests
Although my current research effort is focused on patterns in lifetime reproduction of Peregrine Falcons, I am interested in almost anything concerned with birds of prey, both diurnal and nocturnal. Nevertheless, the evolution of sexual dimorphism and sex allocation hold particular fascination. I belong to a small group studying semi-urban Nankeen Kestrels. Conservation biology is also a strong interest, which I indulge by my involvement in a long-term program to re-establish a population of owls on Norfolk Island, from the one individual female Norfolk Island Boobook that remained in 1986.

Raptors make challenging subjects and their study often requires long-term commitment. However, I believe they offer several advantages to the student of evolutionary ecology. For example, they exhibit a range of interspecific variation in the degree of sexual size dimorphism, which is reversed, and there is a clear division of duties between the sexes. Moreover, many Australian species, of significance because they are unusual, common or rare, are relatively unstudied.

Selected Publications
Books

Feather and Brush, this superb book contains a breathtaking array of art works tracing the rich 300 year history os Australian bird art - from the crude records of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available today. Feather and Brush contains more than 250 images representing the work of 100 artists. Some well known, others published here for the first time.All have been carefully selected for their merit, be it ornithological, historical or artistic, and celebrate the special place Australia holds in the history of bird art.

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