The Auk

The Auk

Infobox Journal


discipline = Ornithology
abbreviation = Auk
country = U.S.
website = http://www.aou.org/auk/index.php3
publisher = University of California Press
history = 1884 to present
ISSN = 0004-8038

"The Auk" is a quarterly journal and the official publication of the American Ornithologists' Union, having been continuously published by that body since 1884. The journal contains articles relating scientific studies of the anatomy, behavior, and distribution of birds. The journal is named for the Great Auk, the symbol of the AOU. It is currently headed by Spencer G. Sealy, from the Department of Zoology of the University of Manitoba.

ee also

*List of journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology

External links

*BioOne: [http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-moreinfo&issn=0004-8038 "The Auk"] . Vol. 117 (2000) onwards; free HTML abstracts, subscription required for PDF fulltexts. Retrieved November 26, 2006.
* [http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/ "The Auk"] . Vol. 1-118 (1884-2001) free PDF/DejaVu fulltexts. Retrieved August 12, 2008
* [http://www.ucpressjournals.com/journal.asp?j=auk University of California Press Journals website] "The Auk"


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