The Ostrich Communal Nesting System

2014-07-14

5.2), and therefore affects the number of eggs it is worthwhile for a major hen to lay in her own nest before starting to incubate the clutch. The shiny bright white colour of ostrich eggs is probably an adaptation against overheating ...

Author: Brian C.R. Bertram

Publisher: Princeton University Press

ISBN: 9781400863143

Category: Science

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As the study of cooperative breeding systems expands, a number of key species form the examples that underpin our general understanding. The ostrich is increasingly becoming such a textbook species, on the basis of the results obtained in Brian Bertram's study of vigilance and egg discrimination in this extraordinary bird. Here Bertram presents new data on the ostrich communal nesting system, in which several females lay in one female's nest, with only one female and the male doing all the work. The Ostrich Communal Nesting System unravels the basis of the cooperation observed, and explains how a system involving apparent altruism is maintained by natural selection. It is now possible as never before to explain and quantify the effects of the different choices these birds make and to integrate ecological and morphological factors such as predation and size. Based on three seasons of study in Tsavo West National Park in Kenya, this book depended on recognizing individual birds, detecting and monitoring well-concealed nests, determining motherhood of eggs from their surface appearance, and time-lapse photography of nests. Key findings were that females could switch rapidly between reproductive strategies, that a nesting female could recognize her own eggs and when necessary discriminate against those of other females, and that the whiteness of ostrich eggs is an adaptation that protects them against overheating but at the cost of greater vulnerability to predation. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Ostrich Production Systems

1999

The ostrich communal nesting system . New Jersey , Princeton University Press . Beutel , P.M. , Davies , S.J.J.F. & Packer , W.C. 1983. Physical and physiological measurements of emu eggs and chicks . Int . Zoo Yearbook , 23 : 175-181 .

Author: M. M. Shanawany

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

ISBN: 9251043000

Category: Pets

Page: 256

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A comprehensive review of all aspects of ostrich production including a series of case histories from some countries that farm ostriches commercially: important countries such as South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe; newly re-emerging industries such as Australia; and countries where production is less developed, such as Kenya, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Job 38 42 Volume 18B

2017-12-12

It should be noted that much questionable information about the ostrich is contained in Bible encyclopedias, ... up to 90% of ostrich nests are destroyed by predators (Brian C. R. Bertram, The Ostrich Communal Nesting System [Princeton: ...

Author: David J. A. Clines

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

ISBN: 9780310586807

Category: Religion

Page: 544

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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes: Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope. Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English. Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation. Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here. Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research. Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues. General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.
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How to Raise Poultry

2014-01-15

The 2007 Census of Agriculture (USDA 2009) notes that 714 farmers raised 11,188 ostriches and marketed about 5,697. ... as reported in The Ostrich Communal Nesting System, found the situation more complex when he studied ostriches for ...

Author: Christine Heinrichs

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

ISBN: 9780760345672

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 176

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DIVWhether you raise your flock for pleasure, profit, or both, the freshly updated second edition of Christine Heinrichs’ How to Raise Poultry will quickly equip you to successfully manage any of 14 different fowl species./div
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Raphael s Ostrich

2016-04-27

35 Analyzed in detail in Bertram, Ostrich Communal Nesting System. 36 Lev. 11:16. On the unclean status of hybrid animals, see Douglas, Purity and Danger, 41–57. I would like to thank Alan Grieco for suggesting this source.

Author: Una Roman D’Elia

Publisher: Penn State Press

ISBN: 9780271077475

Category: Art

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Raphael’s Ostrich begins with a little-studied aspect of Raphael’s painting—the ostrich, which appears as an attribute of Justice, painted in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican. Una Roman D’Elia traces the cultural and artistic history of the ostrich from its appearances in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to the menageries and grotesque ornaments of sixteenth-century Italy. Following the complex history of shifting interpretations given to the ostrich in scientific, literary, religious, poetic, and satirical texts and images, D’Elia demonstrates the rich variety of ways in which people made sense of this living “monster,” which was depicted as the embodiment of heresy, stupidity, perseverance, justice, fortune, gluttony, and other virtues and vices. Because Raphael was revered as a god of art, artists imitated and competed with his ostrich, while religious and cultural critics complained about the potential for misinterpreting such obscure imagery. This book not only considers the history of the ostrich but also explores how Raphael’s painting forced viewers to question how meaning is attributed to the natural world, a debate of central importance in early modern Europe at a time when the disciplines of modern art history and natural history were developing. The strangeness of Raphael’s ostrich, situated at the crossroads of art, religion, myth, and natural history, both reveals lesser-known sides of Raphael’s painting and illuminates major cultural shifts in attitudes toward nature and images in the Renaissance. More than simply an examination of a single artist or a single subject, Raphael’s Ostrich offers an accessible, erudite, and charming alternative to Vasari’s pervasive model of the history of sixteenth-century Italian art.
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Sacred Monsters

2007

Job 39:13-18 Many commentators are of the opinion that the kenaf renanim is the ostrich. Although the name kenaf renanim appears ... 5 All information taken from Brian C. R. Bertram, in The Ostrich Communal Nesting System (1992) and The ...

Author: Nosson Slifkin

Publisher: Zoo Torah

ISBN: 9781933143187

Category: Religion

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Dragons, unicorns, mermaids... all the famous creatures of myth and legend are to be found in the Torah, Talmud and Midrash. But what are we to make of them? Do they really exist? Did the Torah scholars of old believe in their existence? And if not, why did they describe these creatures? Sacred Monsters is a thoroughly revised and vastly expanded edition of the bestselling book Mysterious Creatures. Rabbi Natan Slifkin, the famous "Zoo Rabbi," revisits all the creatures of that work as well as a host of new ones, including werewolves, giants, dwarfs, two-headed mutants, and the enigmatic shamir-worm. Sacred Monsters explores these cases in detail and discusses a range of different approaches for understanding them. Aside from the fascinating insights into these cryptic creatures, Sacred Monsters also presents a framework within which to approach any conflict between classical Jewish texts and the modern scientific worldview. Complete with extraordinary photographs and fascinating ancient illustrations, Sacred Monsters is a scholarly yet stimulating work that will be a treasured addition to your bookshelf
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Raising Emus and Ostriches

1997

Descriptors : ostriches ; poultry - rearing ; animalhusbandry - methods ; livestock - management ; fencing ; farm - structure ; soil - types ; physiographic - features ; agricultural ... S9B47-1992 The Ostrich Communal Nesting System .

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ISBN: MINN:31951D01472377S

Category: Emu farming

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The Welfare of Farmed Ratites

2011-05-30

Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft, Berlin Bertram BCR (1992) The ostrich communal nesting system. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey Bertschinger HJ, Burger WP, Soley, JT, de Lange JH (1992) Semen collection and ...

Author: Phil Glatz

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9783642192975

Category: Science

Page: 266

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This volume reviews, for the first time, the broad range of issues that affect the welfare of commercially farmed ratites. Although ratites incorporate several families of flightless birds this book focuses on the most commonly farmed ratites, the ostrich, emu and rhea. The readers are taken on a journey through all sectors of the industry, which include breeding, incubation, hatching, brooding, rearing, growth, transport and processing, with an emphasis on husbandry and management protocols that can impact bird welfare and health. Also discussed is the structure and sensory innervation of the skin and digits of the birds, and the potential welfare implications of industry practices on these structures. Each chapter in this volume focuses on a particular aspect of the commercial farming of ratites with contributing authors from a broad range of disciplines.
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Special Reference Briefs

1983

Descriptors : ostriches ; poultry - rearing ; animalhusbandry - methods ; livestock - management ; fencing ; farm - structure ; soil - types ... ( Ostrich breeding and research in Israel . ... Ostrich Communal Nesting System .

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ISBN: UCR:31210022188112

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