| Titre : | Journal of Ornithology 143(1) - JAN 2002 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
B. A. Walther, Auteur
The vertical stratification of bird species has been intensively studied in both temperate and tropical bird communities. I investigated the vertical stratification of bird species and their use of vegetation structures and light habitats using [...]
Article
P. H. Becker, Auteur ;
M. Wink, Auteur
We studied wing-length, head-bill-length, sternum-length and body mass of Common Tern fledgling cadavers from a colony in Wilhelmshaven on the German North Sea coast, relative to sex, which was determined by PCR. The masses after death indicated[...]
Article
G. Mayr, Auteur
The first phylogenetic analysis of osteological characters in the Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies) provides strong evidence that this order is paraphyletic. Well supported is monophyly of a clade comprising Caprimulgidae, Nyctibiidae, Aeg[...]
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J. L. Mougin, Auteur ;
Christian Jouanin, Auteur ;
F. Roux, Auteur
Among the Cory's Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) of Selvagem Grande (30degrees09'N, 15degrees52'W), the rates of temporary non breeding, change of mate and nest-site and breeding failure in inexperienced birds are out of proportion with the f[...]
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U. Marxmeier, Auteur ;
H. Duttmann, Auteur
In the beginning of the 90s the breeding population of the Great Crested Grebe on the hypertrophic shallow Lake Dimmer decreased from almost 400 pairs to about 40-120 pairs. We addressed the question of whether this decrease was due to changes i[...]
Article
B. S. Ebbinge, Auteur ;
B. Spaans, Auteur
Actual predation is rarely observed in the field, and therefore the role of predators is often severely underestimated. Species are limited in their distribution, which is caused not only by predation but also by the anti-predator behaviour that[...]
Article
J. Haffer, Auteur
During the early 1950s, Erwin Stresemann (1889-1972) began to prepare the manuscript of a Monograph of the Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds from which selected portions are here presented: The autobiographical Introduction and chapters on the s[...]
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R. Prinzinger, Auteur
Article
F. Woog, Auteur
The effect of age and size, and partner age and size combinations on reproductive success in Hawaiian Geese (Branta sandvicensis) were examined. Clutch size and the number of eggs hatched increased initially with age in males and females, then l[...]
