Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
The Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology (also Fitztitute ) is the oldest Institute for Ornithology on the African continent and an affiliated institute of the University of Cape Town in South Africa's Cape Town . It is one of the six institutes that have been recognized as "excellent" by the country's National Research Council.
The institute, founded in 1959, is now located in the zoological department of the university. Today the institute works on many aspects of ornithological research. The research questions were over the years about taxonomic expanded questions on the landscape context, ecosystem of birds and migratory research using satellite telemetry.
The establishment of this institution was operated by Cecily Niven, the daughter of James Percy FitzPatrick (1862-1931, South African politician, entrepreneur and writer), after whom the institute was named.
working area
In addition to a Masters course in Conservation Biology , the institute is primarily active in research.
The main areas of work in ornithology are:
- Systematics and biogeography of the avifauna
- Life history strategies
- Social biology and population biology
- Bird migration ecology
- Ecological and evolutionary physiology
- Rarity reports for South African birds
- Island biogeography
- Seabird research
- Birds as game animals
- Spatial Parasitology and Epidemiology
- Spatial patterns in landscape-ecological contexts
- Environmental and resource economics, water and aesthetic ecology and nature conservation
- Climate adaptation
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
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