List of works - Richard E Major

A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands ⬇️

A new approach and case study for estimating extent and rates of habitat loss for ecological communities

article

Assessing the reliability of avian biodiversity measures of urban greenspaces using eBird citizen science data

scientific article published in 2017

Australian Museum surveys of the vertebrate fauna of Coolah Tops National Park, NSW

scientific article published on 20 May 2020

Avian movement across abrupt ecological edges: Differential responses to housing density in an urban matrix

article

Avifaunal disarray due to a single despotic species

article

Avifaunal disarray: quantifying models of the occurrence and ecological effects of a despotic bird species

article

Behavioural adaptation of a bird from transient wetland specialist to an urban resident

scientific article

Do Common Mynas significantly compete with native birds in urban environments?

Do fire and rainfall drive spatial and temporal population shifts in parrots? A case study using urban parrot populations

scientific article (publication date: April 2011)

Does the presence of grevilleas and eucalypts in urban gardens influence the distribution and foraging ecology of Noisy Miners?

Foraging distances and habitat preferences of a recent urban coloniser: The Australian white ibis

article

Housing shortages in urban regions: aggressive interactions at tree hollows in forest remnants

scientific article

Improving big citizen science data: Moving beyond haphazard sampling

scientific article published on 27 June 2019

Influence of remnant and landscape attributes on Australian woodland bird communities

article

Nest caging as a conservation tool for threatened songbirds

Novel Tracking and Reporting Methods for Studying Large Birds in Urban Landscapes

scientific article published in January 2017

Optimizing future biodiversity sampling by citizen scientists

scientific article published on 02 October 2019

Population and breeding trends of an urban coloniser: the Australian white ibis

article

Population decline of the White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) in New South Wales, Australia

article

Projecting the current and potential future distribution of New Zealand’s invasive sturnids

scientific article published on 29 January 2024

Rain drives foraging decisions of an urban exploiter.

scientific article published on 11 April 2018

Rapid characterization of mitochondrial genome rearrangements in Australian songbirds using next-generation sequencing technology.

scientific article

Repeated experimental removals unveil sex and age-specific dispersal strategies in a social passerine bird

scientific article published in 2022

Short-term response of a declining woodland bird assemblage to the removal of a despotic competitor.

scientific article published on 16 April 2018

The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—birds and mammals

scholarly article published 13 December 2017

The Greenspace Bird Calculator: a citizen-driven tool for monitoring avian biodiversity in urban greenspaces

scientific article published in January 2020

The pest status of Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) in urban situations and the effectiveness of egg-oil in reproductive control

article

The vegetation requirements of Superb Fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) in non-urban edge and urbanised habitats

article

The ‘Nest Test’ experiment: Are community involvement and good science mutually exclusive?

Tracing the introduction of the invasive common myna using population genomics

scientific article published in 2023

List of works by Richard E Major

A collaborative bird survey of East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands ⬇️

A new approach and case study for estimating extent and rates of habitat loss for ecological communities

Assessing the reliability of avian biodiversity measures of urban greenspaces using eBird citizen science data

Australian Museum surveys of the vertebrate fauna of Coolah Tops National Park, NSW

Avian movement across abrupt ecological edges: Differential responses to housing density in an urban matrix

Avifaunal disarray due to a single despotic species

Avifaunal disarray: quantifying models of the occurrence and ecological effects of a despotic bird species

Behavioural adaptation of a bird from transient wetland specialist to an urban resident

Do Common Mynas significantly compete with native birds in urban environments?

Do fire and rainfall drive spatial and temporal population shifts in parrots? A case study using urban parrot populations

Does the presence of grevilleas and eucalypts in urban gardens influence the distribution and foraging ecology of Noisy Miners?

Foraging distances and habitat preferences of a recent urban coloniser: The Australian white ibis

Housing shortages in urban regions: aggressive interactions at tree hollows in forest remnants

Improving big citizen science data: Moving beyond haphazard sampling

Influence of remnant and landscape attributes on Australian woodland bird communities

Nest caging as a conservation tool for threatened songbirds

Novel Tracking and Reporting Methods for Studying Large Birds in Urban Landscapes

Optimizing future biodiversity sampling by citizen scientists

Population and breeding trends of an urban coloniser: the Australian white ibis

Population decline of the White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons) in New South Wales, Australia

Projecting the current and potential future distribution of New Zealand’s invasive sturnids

Rain drives foraging decisions of an urban exploiter.

Rapid characterization of mitochondrial genome rearrangements in Australian songbirds using next-generation sequencing technology.

Repeated experimental removals unveil sex and age-specific dispersal strategies in a social passerine bird

Short-term response of a declining woodland bird assemblage to the removal of a despotic competitor.

The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—birds and mammals

The Greenspace Bird Calculator: a citizen-driven tool for monitoring avian biodiversity in urban greenspaces

The pest status of Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) in urban situations and the effectiveness of egg-oil in reproductive control

The vegetation requirements of Superb Fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus) in non-urban edge and urbanised habitats

The ‘Nest Test’ experiment: Are community involvement and good science mutually exclusive?

Tracing the introduction of the invasive common myna using population genomics

Two speed invasion: assisted and intrinsic dispersal of common mynas over 150 years of colonization