The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island,Canada,and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969,the enabling legislation is the University Act,R.S.P.E.I 2000.
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines,due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds. It has also been an area with a large contribution made by amateurs in terms of time,resources,and financial support. Studies on birds have helped develop key concepts in biology including evolution,behaviour and ecology such as the definition of species,the process of speciation,instinct,learning,ecological niches,guilds,island biogeography,phylogeography,and conservation.
The willow ptarmigan is a bird in the grouse subfamily Tetraoninae of the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is also known as the willow grouse and in Ireland and Britain,where the subspecies L. l. scotica was previously considered to be a separate species,as the red grouse. It breeds in birch and other forests and moorlands in northern Europe,the tundra of Scandinavia,Siberia,Alaska and Canada,in particular in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. It is the state bird of Alaska. In the summer the birds are largely brown,with dappled plumage,but in the winter they are white with some black feathers in their tails. The species has remained little changed from the bird that roamed the tundra during the Pleistocene. Nesting takes place in the spring when clutches of four to ten eggs are laid in a scrape on the ground. The chicks are precocial and soon leave the nest. While they are young,both parents play a part in caring for them. The chicks eat insects and young plant growth while the adults are completely herbivorous,eating leaves,flowers,buds,seeds and berries during the summer and largely subsisting on the buds and twigs of willow and other dwarf shrubs and trees during the winter.
The British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) aims to encourage the study of birds (ornithology) around the world in order to understand their biology and aid their conservation. The BOU was founded in 1858 by Professor Alfred Newton,Henry Baker Tristram and other scientists. Its quarterly journal,Ibis,has been published continuously since 1859.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States. The society was formed in October 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and the Cooper Ornithological Society. Its members are primarily professional ornithologists,although membership is open to anyone with an interest in birds. The society publishes the two scholarly journals,Ornithology and Ornithological Applications as well as the AOS Checklist of North American Birds. The American Ornithological Society claims the authority to establish standardized English bird names throughout North and South Americas.
Emeritus Professor Harry Frederick Recher RZS (NSW) AM is an Australian ecologist,ornithologist and advocate for conservation.
J. Michael Scott is an American scientist,professor,environmentalist and author.
Aldo Starker Leopold was an American author,forester,zoologist and conservationist. Leopold served as a professor at the University of California,Berkeley,for thirty years within the Zoology,Conservation,and Forestry departments. Throughout his life,Leopold was a public face for science. He was active in numerous wildlife and conservation groups and made significant research contributions in ornithology,mammalogy,and wildlife ecology. Leopold is notable for his ecosystem management paper,the Leopold Report,and his considerable presence in some of the most controversial wildlife issues,including national park wildlife policy,predator control,wildlife refuge,and fire policy.
The Cooper Ornithological Society (COS),formerly the Cooper Ornithological Club,was an American ornithological society. It was founded in 1893 in California and operated until 2016. Its name commemorated James Graham Cooper,an early California biologist. It published the ornithological journal The Condor and the monograph series Studies in Avian Biology. It presented the annual Loye and Alden Miller Research Award,which is given for lifetime achievement in ornithological research and was a member of the Ornithological Council.
The Society of Canadian Ornithologists,or Sociétédes Ornithologistes du Canada,is an ornithological non-profit organization serving Canada’s ornithological community. It was founded in 1983,and is a member of the Ornithological Council.
Dioscoro Siarot Rabor,also known as Joe Rabor,was a Filipino ornithologist,zoologist,and conservationist. Known as the "Father of Philippine Wildlife Conservation",he led more than 50 wildlife expeditions in the Philippines,authored 87 scientific papers and articles,and described 69 new bird taxa and numerous mammal species.
Chandler Seymour Robbins was an American ornithologist. His contributions to the field include co-authorship of an influential field guide to birds,as well as organizing the North American Breeding Bird Survey.
H. Wade MacLauchlan,is a Canadian legal academic,university administrator,politician and community leader. He served as the fifth president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011,becoming president emeritus in 2012. He served as the 32nd premier of Prince Edward Island from 2015 to 2019. His government was defeated in the April 23,2019 general election. MacLauchlan announced his intention to step down as Liberal leader on 26 April 2019,and completed his term as Premier on 9 May 2019.
Kerry-Jayne Wilson was a New Zealand biologist and lecturer in ecology at Lincoln University in the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
AndréDesrochers is a Quebec scientist with expertise in ornithology and ecology.
Judith (Judy) H. Myers is a Canadian-American ecologist. In 2014,she was elected president of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution,and served in that role until 2016. Professor Myers is well known for her decades-long research into plant-animal-microbe interactions,including insect pest outbreaks,viral pathogens of insects,and pioneering work on biological control of insects and plants,particularly invasive species. Throughout her career she has advocated strongly for both the public understanding of science and for increasing the number of women in the STEM subjects:Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics.
Vadayil Sankaran Vijayan is an Indian environmentalist,wildlife biologist,ornithologist,an admirer of naturopathy and the founding Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History. He is currently the chairman of the Salim Ali Foundation.
Thomas Bates Smith is an American evolutionary and conservation biologist. His research focuses on rainforest biodiversity,species evolution in human-altered environments,the ecology of animal and human diseases,wildlife trafficking,migratory bird conservation,and the development of new approaches for mitigating the impacts of climate change.
The UPEI Panthers women's ice hockey program represent the University of Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference. The Panthers have won one AUS conference championship and have qualified for four U Sports women's ice hockey championship tournaments. They have served as the host team for the 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship,2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship,and the 2022 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship,although the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Despite being cancelled after one day,the 2020 event was named the SCORE! Event of the Year by PEI Amateur Sport.
Karen L. Wiebe is a Canadian ornithologist and the Stuart and Mary Houston Professor of Ornithology in the Department of Biology at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan.
