| Titre : | Avocetta 40(1) - FEB 2016 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 17/02/2016 |
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Article
Luisa Garofalo, Auteur ;
Rita Fanelli, Auteur ;
Giancarlo Opramolla, Auteur ;
Miriam Polidori, Auteur ;
Francesco Tancredi, Auteur ;
Tiziana Altea, Auteur ;
Mario Posillico, Auteur ;
Rita Lorenzini, Auteur
Sex ratio is a parameter worth to be monitored in small animal populations, as it has wide implications for their conservation. Morphological sex identification in birds, especially in the Accipitridae, can be difficult if the animals are young [...]
Article
Eliseo Strinella, Auteur ;
Simone Pirrello, Auteur ;
Carlo Artese, Auteur ;
Adriano De Faveri, Auteur
In this study, we use the ringing data on Northern Wheatears captured during the period 2004-2013 in the Gran Sasso area. We considered 3222 ringed individuals to analyze seasonal variation in wing length and body mass of adults (males and femal[...]
Article
Vincenzo Ferri, Auteur ;
Corrado Battisti, Auteur ;
Massimo Brunelli, Auteur ;
Christiana Soccini, Auteur
Article
Salvatore Bondi, Auteur ;
Enrico Guzzo, Auteur ;
Elisa Vitale, Auteur ;
Alessandro Baragona, Auteur ;
Desiree Grancagnolo, Auteur ;
Maurizio Sara, Auteur
The diet of top predators can provide useful information on phenology and abundance of their prey. The cosmopolitan and specialist Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus is an ideal model to assess whether food changes have occurred in the long-term.[...]
Article
Michelangelo Morganti, Auteur ;
Alessandro Franzoi, Auteur ;
Luana Bontempo, Auteur ;
Maurizio Sara, Auteur
Stable isotopes are nowadays commonly used in the study of many key features of avian ecology. However, the adequate choice of what isotopic ratio to consider and what tissues to sample for assessing specific questions may be tricky. Here, we ex[...]



