The Hill Mynah in Thailand A 30-Year Study – Behavioral Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

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Language: English

The Hill Mynah in Thailand is an integration of the field, experimental, and laboratory studies conducted from 1987 to 2017 on Gracula religiosa, the hill mynah, a member of the starling family, resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. These studies were first inspired by the need to enhance knowledge on the tropical bird species inhabiting South-East Asia. Most behavioural ecology, evolutionary, and conservation biology concepts on birds are based on studies concerning temperate species. Efficient wildlife conservation operations are generally based on information achieved by examining the life history, evolution, and behaviour of that particular species and/or its relatives. Therefore, studying and revealing the life history of the hill mynah allowed developing a practical conservation program for this species.

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