[meetyeti] Fwd: Appeal for information, Himalayan Crossbills
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From: Anant Deshwal <adeshwal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 2:51 AM
Subject: Appeal for information, Himalayan Crossbills
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Hello,
Can you please post this on YETI.
Hello there,
There is some evidence to indicate that there may be at least two distinct
varieties of crossbills in the Himalaya, one associated with Himalayan
Hemlocks *Tsuga dumosa* and other with Chinese Larch *Larix
potaninii*(Edelaar, P. 2008,
*Ibis* 150: 405-408; see also Kannan’s review of the paper in *Indian
BIRDS*4(1), pp. 35-36, 2008). I, Anant Deshwal plan to make a formal
study to
investigate this as part of my Ph.D. programme at the University of
Arkansas. I wish to study song dialects and habitat associations, and, if
possible, morphometric measurements, in the various crossbill populations.
I want to compare these data between populations associated with various
conifers. We plan to include areas with only Hemlocks, areas with only
Larches, and areas where both the conifers overlap in distribution. This
is an appeal for information.
Anyone who has encountered crossbills in the Himalaya is encouraged to
contact me with information regarding numbers, dialects, dates, altitude,
conifers in the area, and any other pertinent information. This
information will be invaluable in the planning of the study. Since the
birds seem to be present exclusively in high altitude regions (2500-4000m)
they seem to be missed by most casual birders. It is important for us to
know where they occur and in what numbers to plan field sites and other
logistics. All information will be gratefully acknowledged.
Anant Deshwal
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville AR 72701, USA
e-mail: adeshwal@xxxxxxxx
Warm Regards
Anant Deshwal
PHD student
Deptt. of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas
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