''Ardea'' is a biannual
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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that was established in 1912. It is the official publication of the
Netherlands Ornithologists' Union
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and covers the
ecology
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...
,
life history, and
evolution
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...
of
birds
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
. It occasionally publishes special issues on conference or workshop proceedings. The journal takes its name from the
heron
The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus ...
genus
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''
Ardea''.
See also
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Dutch Birding
''Dutch Birding'', originally subtitled ''Journal of the Dutch Birding Association'', and currently subtitled ''International journal on Palaearctic birds'', is an ornithological magazine published by the Amsterdam-based Dutch Birding Association ...
'' – journal of the Dutch Birding Association
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List of birds of the Netherlands
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Netherlands. The avifauna of the Netherlands included a total of 560 species documented in the wild through October 2022 according to ''Checklist of Dutch bird species'' with supplemental additio ...
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References
External links
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Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology
1912 establishments in the Netherlands
Publications established in 1912
Ornithology in the Netherlands
English-language journals
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