| Plenary01: A comprehensive theory of the evolution, control and adaptability of avian migration. Berthold, P. | Ostrich 70 (1): 1 - 11 |
| Plenary02: Energetics and survival of birds in extreme environments. Andreev, A.V. | Ostrich 70 (1): 13-22 |
| Plenary03: Functional and evolutionary morphology of woodpeckers. Bock, W.J. | Ostrich 70 (1): 23-31 |
| Plenary04: Application of modern endocrinological methods to conservation biology. Ishii, S. | Ostrich 70 (1): 33-38 |
| Plenary05: Experiments on competition between Great and Blue Tit: Effects on Blue Tit reproductive success and population processes. Dhondt, A.A. & Adriaensen, F. | Ostrich 70 (1): 39-48 |
| Plenary06: Taxon cycles in the Lesser Antillean avifauna. Ricklefs, R.E. & Bermingham, E. | Ostrich 70 (1): 49-59 |
| Plenary07: Avian demography: statistics and ornithology. Underhill, L.G. | Ostrich 70 (1): 61-70 |
| Plenary08: Cuckoos and cowbirds versus hosts: Co-evolutionary lag and equilibrium. Davies, N.B. | Ostrich 70 (1): 71-79 |
| Plenary09: Making the most of birds as environmental indicators. Bibby, C.J. | Ostrich 70 (1): 81-88 |
| Plenary10: Biogeography on the eve of the twenty-first century: Towards an epistemology of biogeography. Vuilleumier, F. | Ostrich 70 (1): 89-103 |