Birds

JOURNAL ARTICLES - INTERNATIONAL REFERRED

Sodhi, N S, Attempted polygyny by a Merlin. The Wilson Bulletin, 101 (1989): 506-507. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, A method for describing an classifying heron colonies. Avocetta, 13 (1989): 64-65. (Italy).

Sodhi, N S, A Didiuk and L W Oliphant, Differences in bird abundance in relation to proximity of Merlin nests. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 68 (1990): 852-854. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S, I G Warkentin and L W Oliphant, Hunting techniques and success rates of urban Merlins (Falco columbarius). Journal of Raptor Research, 25 (1991): 127-131. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, I G Warkentin, P C James and L W Oliphant, Effects of radiotagging on breeding Merlins. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 55 (1991): 613-616. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Paircopulations, extra-pair copulations, and intraspecific nest intrusions in Merlin. Condor, 93 (1991): 434-437. (United States).

Sodhi, N S and A Singh, Three new species of family Syrphidae (Diptera) from India. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 34 (1991): 315-322. (Poland).

Sodhi, N S, House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, flock size in relation to the proximity of Merlin, Falco columbarius, nests. Canadian Field Naturalist, 105 (1991): 278-279. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S, Effect of a nestling predator on concealment behaviour of potential prey species. Canadian Field Naturalist, 105 (1991): 395-396. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S, P C James, I G Warkentin and L W Oliphant, Breeding ecology of urban Merlins (Falco columbarius). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 70 (1992): 1475-1483. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S and L W Oliphant, Hunting ranges and habitat use and habitat selection of urban-breeding Merlins. Condor, 94 (1992): 743-749. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Comparison between urban and rural bird communities: urbanization and short-term population trends in prairie Saskatchewan. Canadian Field Naturalist, 106 (1992): 210-215. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S, Central place foraging and prey preparation by a specialist predator, the Merlin. Journal of Field Ornithology, 63 (1992): 71-76. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Food-niche relationships of five sympatric North Indian herons. Forktail, 7 (1992): 125-130. (United Kingdom).

Sodhi, N S, Sex and age differences in risk-taking behavior in House Sparrows. Condor, 94 (1992): 293-294. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Growth of nestling Merlins (Falco columbarius). Canadian Field Naturalist, 106 (1992): 387-389. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S and L W Oliphant, Prey selection by urban-breeding Merlins. The Auk, 110 (1993): 727-735. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Correlates of hunting range size in breeding Merlins. Condor, 95 (1993): 316-321. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Proximate determinants of the foraging effort in breeding male Merlins. The Wilson Bulletin, 105 (1993): 68-76. (United States).

Sodhi, N S and C A Paszkowski, Habitat use and foraging behavior of four parulid warblers in a second-growth forest. Journal of Field Ornithology, 66 (1995): 277-288. (United States).

Sodhi, N S and C A Paszkowski, Research on wood warblers in Canada. Journal of Field Ornithology, 66 (1995): 260-266. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Parasitic infection of migratory bird species. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 10 (1995): 417-418. (United Kingdom).

Sodhi, N S, Fluctuating asymmetry and sexual size dimorphism. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74 (1996): 1594-1595. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S and C A Paszkowski, The pairing success of male black-and-white warblers Mniotilta varia in forest fragments and a continuous forest. Canadian Field Naturalist, 111 (1997): 457-458. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S and H Nagata, Paternity assurance behaviour of the Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis). Journal of Ethology, 14 (1997): 145-149. (Japan).

Kong, L L L, B K P Yuen, C Briffett and N S Sodhi, Nature and nurture, delight and danger: Urban women's experiences of the natural world. Landscape Research, 22, no. 3 (1997): 245-266. (United Kingdom).

Wong, T, N S Sodhi and I Turner, Artificial nest and seed predation experiments in tropical lowland rainforest remnants of Singapore. Biological Conservation, 85 (1998): 97-104. (United Kingdom).

Ng, P K L, H S Yong and N S Sodhi, Biodiversity research on Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia: a historical perspective. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology: An International Journal of Southeast Asian Zoology (June 1999): 5-10. (Singapore).

Kong, L L L, B K P Yuen, N S Sodhi and C Briffett, The construction and experience of nature: Perspectives of urban youths. Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie = Netherlands Journal of Economic and Social Geography, 90, no.1 (1999): 3-16. (The Netherlands).

Sodhi, N S, C Paszkowski and S Keehn, Scale-dependent habitat selection by American redstarts in aspen-dominated forest fragments. The Wilson Bulletin, 111 (1999): 70-75. (United States).

Quek, K, N S Sodhi and A U Kara, Absence of positive correlation between the fluctuating asymmetry and parasitism in the Rock Pigeon. Journal of Avian Biology, 30 (1999): 225-229. (Sweden).

Quek, K, N S Sodhi and L Liow, New records of butterfly species for Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology: An International Journal of Southeast Asian Zoology, Suppl. 6 (1999): 271-276.

Sodhi, N S, Clive Briffett, B Lee and R Subaraj, An annotated checklist of the birds of Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology: An International Journal of Southeast Asian Zoology, Suppl. 6 (1999): 125-130. (Singapore).

Sodhi, N S, C Briffett, L L L Kong and B K P Yuen, Bird use of linear areas of a tropical city: implications for park connector design and management. Landscape and Urban Planning, 45 (1999): 123-130. (The Netherlands).

ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

Sodhi, N S and L Liow, Improving conservation - biology research in Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology.

Castelletta, M, N S Sodhi and R Subaraj, Heavy extinctions of forest avifauna in Singapore: lessons for biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology. (United States).

JOURNAL ARTICLES - LOCAL/REGIONAL REFEREED

Sodhi, N S and S Khera, Some aspects of maintenance behaviour of Ardeola grayii (Sykes). Pavo, 22 (1984): 1-5. (India).

Sodhi, N S and S Khera, Food, food requirements during growth, and feeding behaviour of nestling Bubulcus ibis coromandus. Pavo, 22 (1984): 21-29. (India).

Sodhi, N S, Food of the black-crowned night heron nestlings. Pavo, 23 (1985): 47-52. (India).

Singh, N and N S Sodhi, Heronries of the cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert) during 1985, in tehsil Kharar of Ropar district. Pavo, 23 (1985): 77-84. (India).

Singh, A, N S Sodhi and V Gupta, A report on the syrphid fauna of Chandigarh and surrounding areas. Panjab University Research Bulletin (Arts), 36 (1985): 191-194. (India).

Sodhi, N S, Feeding ecology of Indian Pond Heron and its comparison with that of little egret. Pavo, 24 (1986): 97-112. (India).

Sodhi, N S and S Khera, Feeding habits of the Median Egret. Panjab University Research Bulletin (Arts), 37 (1986): 9-12. (India).

Kalsi, R S, N S Sodhi and S Khera, A report on the breeding birds of Chandigarh and surrounding areas. Panjab University Research Bulletin (Arts), 37 (1986): 59-64. (India).

Kalsi, R S and N S Sodhi, Some birds of Chandigarh and surrounding areas. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 21 (1986): 162-163. (India).

Singh, A, N S Sodhi and V Gupta, A new species of genus Eristalis latreille (Syrphidae: Diptera). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 83 (1986): 395-398. (India).

Sodhi, N S, Occurrence of bird nests on Jumping Cholla cacti. Western Birds, 18 (1987): 219. (United States).

Sodhi, N S, Role of the cattle egret in suppression of insect pests. Geobios New Reports, 6 (1987): 162-163. (India).

Sodhi, N S, Monthly variations in the diet of the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus) in and around Chandigarh. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 86 (1989): 440-443. (India).

Sodhi, N S, Relative abundance of birds during the breeding season in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Blue Jay, 52 (1994): 169-173. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S, Warbler reproductive success in western Canada. Blue Jay, 53 (1995): 95-97. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S, G Bennett and H Nagata, Absence of blood parasites in the Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis). Japanese Journal of Ornithology, 45, 2 (1996): 115-117. (Japan).

Sodhi, N S, J P S Choo, B Lee, K Quek and A U Kara, Ecology of a mangrove forest bird community in Singapore. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology : A Journal of Zoology of Southeast Asia, 45, 1 (1997): 1-13. (Singapore).

Huong, S and N S Sodhi, The Status of the oriental magpie robin, Copsychus saularis in Singapore. Malayan Nature Journal, 50 (1997): 347-354. (Malaysia).

Briffett, C, N S Sodhi, B K P Yuen and L L L Kong, The potential contribution of the Park Connector Network to sustainable developments in Singapore. Planews, Feb. 1998, 16 (February 1998): 25-33. (Singapore).

Yuen, B K P, C Briffett, L L L Kong and N S Sodhi, Living with nature in Singapore. Planews, 17 (February 1999): 2-5. (Singapore).

Sodhi, N S, R Adlard, H Nagata and A U Kara, Low prevalence of blood parasites in six Emberiza species in Japan. Japanese Journal of Ornithology, 47 (1999): 65-67. (Japan).

ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

Mori, Y, S Kawanishi, N S Sodhi and Yamagishi, An evaluation of waterfowl sampling methods for the national census on river and dam lake environments. Ecology and Chemical Engineering.

JOURNAL ARTICLES - NON-REFEREED

Briffett, C, L L L Kong, N S Sodhi and B K P Yuen, Of landscape corridors, connectors and conduits. Landscape East, 5, no. x (1996): 20-23.

Sodhi, N S and C Briffett, Birds of park connectors in Singapore. Nature Malaysiana, 21, no. 4 (1996): 100-107. (Malaysia).

Briffett, C, L L L Kong, B K P Yuen and N S Sodhi, How well are humans and wildlife sharing green corridors. Nature Watch, 5, no. 2 (April 1997): 4-8. (Singapore).

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Sodhi, N S, Differences in bird abundance in relation to proximity of Merlin nests. (Abstract). (1988). (Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Minnesota, United States).

Sodhi, N S, Proximate determinants of the foraging efforts in breeding male Merlins (Falco columbarius) (Abstract). (1991). (Paper presented at One hundred and ninth stated meeting of the American Ornithologists Union, Montreal, Canada).

Oliphant, L W, I Warkentin, N S Sodhi and P James, Ecology of urban Merlins in Saskatoon (Abstract). (1991). (Paper presented at Biology and Conservation of Small Falcons, University of Kent, Canterburgy, United Kingdom).

Sodhi, N S and S J Hannon, Seasonal and diurnal variation in breeding bird abundance in an aspen forest in Alberta (Abstract). (1993). (Paper presented at Integrated ecological approaches to boreal mixed-wood management: a workshop, Edmonton, Canada).

Paszkowski, C A and N S Sodhi, Distribution and reproduction of the black-and-white warbler in relation to habitat features in the boreal mixed-wood forest (Abstract). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 1995, 76 (1995): 208. (Paper presented at Ecological Society of America 1995 Annual Meeting).

Sodhi, N S, Foraging ecology of urban-breeding Merlins (Falco columbarius): a doctoral research in a long-term project (Abstract). (1995). (Paper presented at 1995 Japanese Ornithological Congress, Tokyo, Japan).

Sodhi, N S, Ecology of two species of wood warblers in fragmented Canadian boreal forests. (1995). (Paper presented at Ornithological Society of Japan, meeting of western branch, Osaka, Japan). (\).

Sodhi, N S, H Nagata and A Yamane, Paternity assurance behaviour and its effectiveness in the Japanese Reed Bunting (Abstract). Paper presented at Japanese Ethological Congress, 2-4 November 1996, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Sodhi, N S, Forest fragmentation. Paper presented at Biodiversity Conference 1997, 1 March 1997, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Briffett, C, N S Sodhi, L L L Kong and B K P Yuen, Island-wide green connector network. Paper presented at Biodivesity Workshop, 1 March 1997, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Lee, B and N S Sodhi, Occupancy of tropical lowland rainforest remnants by four bird species in Singapore (Abstract). In Final Program, pp. 138. Canada, 1997. (Paper presented at 1997 Annual Meeting Society for Conservation Biology, 6-9 June 1997, University of Victoria, Canada).

Kong, L L L, B K P Yuen, C Briffett and N S Sodhi, Urban women and the natural world: A contextualised analysis of Singapore. In International Conference on Women in the Asia-Pacific Region:Persons, Powers and Politics, 11-13 August 1997, RELC, Singapore, compiled by TC Chang, S Huang, J Poon & BSA Yeoh, pp. 322-336. Singapore: NUS, August 1997.

Sodhi, N S, K Quek, A U Kara and T H T Tan, Development instability and parasitism: is there a correlation? (Abstract). 1997. (Paper presented at XXV International Ethological Conference, 20-27 August 1997, Vienna, Australia).

Briffett, C, N S Sodhi, B K P Yuen and L L L Kong, The potential contribution of the park connector network to sustainable development in Singapore. In 3rd International Convention on Urban Planning, Housing & Design, edited by C K Heng, compiled by School of Architecture, pp. 1-437. Singapore: Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, September 1997. (Paper presented at Cities for the 21st Century, 22-24 September 1997, Shangrila Hotel, Singapore).

Sodhi, N S, W Loh, R Subaraj and A U Kara, Islands within an island: Bird communities of two forest remnants in Singapore (Abstract). Paper presented at 1998 North American Ornithological Conference, 6-12 April 1998, St Louis, Missouri, United States.

Nagata, H and N S Sodhi, Extra-pair paternity and paternity assurance behaviour in the Ochre-rumped Bunting. In 22nd International Ornithological Congress, edited by Adams, N J and Slotow, R M, pp. 262. Ostrich, 69. South Africa: Birdlife, 1998. (Paper presented at 22nd International Ornithological Congress, 16-22 August 1998, Durban, South Africa).

Nagata, H and N S Sodhi, Extra-pair paternity and mate guarding behavior in the Japanese Reed Bunting (Abstract). (1998). (Paper presented at Seventh International Behavioural Ecology Congress, Monterey, United States).

Sodhi, N S, M Castelletta and R Subaraj, Tropical lowland rainforest birds on a highly urbanized island: monitoring, losses and lessons (Abstract). Paper presented at 4th International Urban Wildlife Conservation Symposium, 1-5 May 1999, Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Briffett, C, N S Sodhi, B K P Yuen and L L L Kong, Green corridors and the quality of urban life in Singapore. Paper presented at 4th International Urban Wildlife Conservation Symposium, 1-5 May 1999, Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Castelletta, M, N S Sodhi and R Subaraj, Seventy-five years of avian extinctions in Singapore: lessons for biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia (Abstract). Paper presented at Society For Conseruation Biology 13th Annual Meeting, 17-21 June 1999, College Park, University of Maryland, United States.

Castelletta, M, N S Sodhi, B Lee and T S Kam, Habitat selection of three forest babblers in a highly fragmented tropical landscape: a multiple-scale comparison (Abstract). 1999. (Paper presented at Asia-Pacific Congress on the Biology of the Environment, 21-24 November 1999, NUS, Singapore).

PAPERS FOR SEMINAR, PUBLIC TALK AND LECTURE

Briffett, C, B K P Yuen, L L L Kong and N S Sodhi, The planning and ecology of green corridor systems in Singapore. Paper presented at BEM Research Forum, 13 February 1997, School of Building & Estate Management, Singapore.

Briffett, C, B K P Yuen, L L L Kong and N S Sodhi, The planning and ecology of green park connectors in Singapore. 3 April 1997, National Parks Board, Singapore.

Sodhi, N S, Wildlife radio-tracking in tropical lowland rainforests. Paper presented at National Parks Board of Singapore, 20 August 1998, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore.

BOOKS / MONOGRAPHS AUTHORED

Singh, N, N S Sodhi and S Khera, Biology of the Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert). Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India, 1988. 143 pp.

Briffett, C, L L L Kong, B K P Yuen and N S Sodhi, The Planning and Ecology of Park Connector Systems in Urban Areas. Singapore: National University of Singapore, 1997. 115 pp.

EDITORIAL WORK ON BOOKS

Sodhi, N S, H Yong and P K L Ng, eds, The biodiversity of Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia. Singapore: National University of Singapore, 1999. 288 pp.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Sodhi, N S, L W Oliphant, P C James and I G Warkentin, Merlin (Falco columbarius). In Birds of North America, edited by A Poole & F Gill, pp.1-20. Philadelphia: American Ornithological Union and Academy of Natural Sciences, 1993.

Oliphant, L W, I G Warkentin, N S Sodhi and P C James, Ecology of urban Merlins in Saskatoon. In Biology and Conservation of Small Falcons, edited by M K Nicholls & R Clark, pp.42-44. London: Hawk & Owl Trust, 1993.

ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

Briffett, C, N S Sodhi, L L L Kong and B K P Yuen, The Planning and Ecology of Green Corridor Networks in Tropical Urban Settlements: A Case Study. In Nature Conservation, edited by D A Saunders, J L Craig, E M Mattiske. Australia.

BOOK REVIEW

Sodhi, N S. Review of Wildlife radio tagging: equipment, field techniques, and data analysis, by R E Kenward. Canadian Field Naturalist, 104 (1990): 331. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S. Review of Analysis of wildlife radio-tracking data, by G C White and R A Garrott. Canadian Field Naturalist, 105 (1991): 604-605. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S. Review of Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds, edited by J M Hagan and D Johnston. Canadian Field Naturalist, 107 (1993): 256-257. (Canada).

Sodhi, N S. Review of A View from the Summit: The Story of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, edited by S Lum and I Sharp. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology: An International Journal of Southeast Asian Zoology, 44, 2 (1996): 593-594.

OTHERS

Briffett, C, L L L Kong, N S Sodhi and B K P Yuen, Of landscapes corridors, connectors and conduits. In The Art of Gracious Living, compiled by Real Estate Development Agents of Singapore (REDAS), pp.44-47. Singapore, 1996.