| Titre : | Bird Study 57(3) - 2010 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/07/2010 |
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Article
Peter N. Ferns, Auteur ;
Shelley A. Hinsley, Auteur
Capsule The blue colour of the coverts and crowns of Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus and Great Tits Parus major is influenced by sex, age and environmental factors. Aims To quantify the blueness of two species of tits breeding in different habitat[...]
Article
Oisin F. McD Sweeney, Auteur ;
Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ;
Sandra Irwin, Auteur ;
Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ;
John O'Halloran, Auteur
Capsule Early stages of the plantation forest cycle have distinct bird communities and bird density was significantly higher in the second rotation than in the first for a given age class. Aims To characterize the bird communities in Irish secon[...]
Article
Barry J. McMahon, Auteur ;
David Giralt, Auteur ;
Montse Raurell, Auteur ;
Lluis Brotons, Auteur ;
Gerard Bota, Auteur
Capsule Set-aside (land temporally removed from agricultural production) features and their regional locations influence steppe-bird species of conservation concern in Catalonia. Aims To identify set-aside features important to the ecology of fo[...]
Article
Enrique Murgui, Auteur ;
Ana Macias, Auteur
Capsule The population of House Sparrow Passer domesticus has experienced a sharp decline in the municipality of Valencia. Aims To investigate the population trends of House Sparrows. Methods Between September 1998 and December 2008, House Sparr[...]
Article
Olivia Crowe, Auteur ;
Richard H. Coombes, Auteur ;
Liam Lysaght, Auteur ;
Cliona O'Brien, Auteur ;
Kingshuk Roy Choudhury, Auteur ;
Alyn J. Walsh, Auteur ;
John H. Wilson, Auteur ;
John O'Halloran, Auteur
Capsule The first analyses of trends in relative abundance of terrestrial birds in Ireland showed that trends were predominantly stable or increased between 1998 and 2008. Aims To determine trends in relative abundance of common and widespread b[...]
Article
Grzegorz Orlowski, Auteur ;
Jerzy Karg, Auteur ;
Joanna Czarnecka, Auteur
Capsule Analysis of droppings revealed 56% animal items, 41% plant items and 3% mineral items.
Article
Marc I. Foerschler, Auteur ;
Christoph Randler, Auteur ;
Jochen Dierschke, Auteur ;
Franz Bairlein, Auteur
Capsule We found closely related Cyprus Wheatears Oenanthe cypriaca and Pied Wheatears Oenanthe pleschanka to differ significantly from each other in 14 external morphometric characters, supporting the independent taxonomic status of both forms.[...]
Article
Chas A. Holt, Auteur ;
Philip W. Atkinson, Auteur ;
Juliet A. Vickery, Auteur ;
Robert J. Fuller, Auteur
Capsule Dunnocks Prunella modularis showed a preference for nesting in hedgerows adjacent to sown rather than grass margins on four farms in southwest England.
Article
José A. Alves, Auteur ;
Pedro M. Lourenço, Auteur ;
Theunis Piersma, Auteur ;
William J. Sutherland, Auteur ;
Jennifer A. Gill, Auteur
Capsule Distinct breeding populations of migratory species may overlap both spatially and temporally, but differ in patterns of habitat use. This has important implications for population monitoring and conservation. Aims To quantify the extent [...]
Article
Damien Chevallier, Auteur ;
Yvon Le Maho, Auteur ;
François Baillon, Auteur ;
Robin Duponnois, Auteur ;
Claudine Dieulin, Auteur ;
Paul Brossault, Auteur ;
Philippe De Franclieu, Auteur ;
Patric Lorge, Auteur ;
Axel Aurouet, Auteur ;
Sylvie Massemin, Auteur
Capsule The drying up of rivers results in the fragmentation of home ranges over the winter period, birds avoid areas of high human activity. Aims To investigate the impact of human activity and habitat characteristics on the distribution of Bla[...]
Article
Jocelyn Champagnon, Auteur ;
Matthieu Guillemain, Auteur ;
Johan Elmberg, Auteur ;
Karin Folkesson, Auteur ;
Michel Gauthier-Clerc, Auteur
Capsule Massive releases of captive-reared Mallard for hunting purposes have been practiced for 30 years. During this period the number of lamellae per centimetre of bill length in wild Mallard populations has decreased. Aims Every year since th[...]
Article
Roberto Muriel, Auteur ;
Eva Casado, Auteur ;
Daniel Schmidt, Auteur ;
Cecilia P. Calabuig, Auteur ;
Miguel Ferrer, Auteur
Capsule Discriminant functions based on morphometric variables provide a reliable method for sex identification of free-living and hacked young Ospreys. Aims To describe an easy, accurate and low-cost method for sex determination of fully grown [...]
Article
Robert W. Furness, Auteur ;
Barbara Mable, Auteur ;
Fiona Savory, Auteur ;
Kate Griffiths, Auteur ;
Stephen R. Baillie, Auteur ;
Martin Heubeck, Auteur
Capsule Morphometrics, plumage and mitochondrial DNA of Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in Shetland indicate that these birds should be classified as subspecies faeroeensis. Aims To test whether molecular data support the suggestion based on [...]
Article
Roberto Muriel, Auteur ;
Eva Casado, Auteur ;
Daniel Schmidt, Auteur ;
Cecilia P. Calabuig, Auteur ;
Miguel Ferrer, Auteur
Capsule Discriminant functions based on morphometric variables provide a reliable method for sex identification of free-living and hacked young Ospreys. Aims To describe an easy, accurate and low-cost method for sex determination of fully grown [...]
Article
Robert W. Furness, Auteur ;
Barbara Mable, Auteur ;
Fiona Savory, Auteur ;
Kate Griffiths, Auteur ;
Stephen R. Baillie, Auteur ;
Martin Heubeck, Auteur
Capsule Morphometrics, plumage and mitochondrial DNA of Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in Shetland indicate that these birds should be classified as subspecies faeroeensis. Aims To test whether molecular data support the suggestion based on [...]
