Working Group Avian Morphology

The International Working Group Avian Morphology was established at the 26th International Ornithological Congress, which was held in August 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Mission of WGAM

To create and maintain a platform for

(1) coordinating of studies in avian morphology worldwide from both basic and applied perspectives;

(2) establishing and maintaining an Internet library for the exchange of publications among the members;

(3) translating publications into English;

(4) updating a standardized nomenclature of avian anatomical terms.

Organization and Operation of the WGAO

WGAM has a Chair, Vice-Chair and several coordinators responsible for running separate projects. A home page portal will be set up in the IOU website to facilitate communication among WGAM members, including discussions on special topics, information sharing, and coordination of joint projects.

Current Committee Members

Chair: Prof. Andrei V. Zinoviev, Tver State University, Tver, Russia. Email: nyroca2002@gmail.com.

Vice-Chair: Prof. Ron A. Meyers, Weber State University, Ogden, U.S.A. Email: rmeyers@weber.edu.

Nomina Anatomica Avium-3 and Library Project Coordinator: Prof. Ron A. Meyers, Weber State University, Ogden, U.S.A. Email: rmeyers@weber.edu.

Translation Project Coordinator: Dr. Junya Watanabe, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Email: watanabe-j@kueps.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

Advisors: Prof. Dominique G. Homberger, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, U.S.A. Email: zodhomb@lsu.edu. Prof. Walter Bock, New York, U.S.A. Email: wb4@columbia.edu; Dr. James C. Vanden Berge, Naperville, U.S.A. Email: jcvandenberge1@comcast.net.

Committee Members: Prof. Andrzej Elzanowski, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Email; elzanowski@miiz.waw.pl; Elizabeth Höfling, Natural History Museum of Taubate, Taubate, Brazil. Email: ehofling@usp.br.

Meetings

Meetings of the Committee Members are held once in four years during Round-Table Discussions at the International Ornithological Congresses.

Members