| Titre : | Bird Study 59(1) - FEB 2012 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/02/2012 |
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Article
Lee Swanson, Auteur ;
Rasheed A. Sanyaolu, Auteur ;
Thomas Gnoske, Auteur ;
Christopher J. Whelan, Auteur ;
Eric V. Lonsdorf, Auteur ;
Norbert J. Cordeiro, Auteur
Capsule Mammalian and avian predators respond differently to decoys. Aims To investigate if parental attendance, which is often not accounted for in artificial nest studies, could alter predator guilds and predation rates. Methods To analyze the[...]
Article
Dianah Nalwanga, Auteur ;
Derek Pomeroy, Auteur ;
Juliet Vickery, Auteur ;
Philip W. Atkinson, Auteur
Capsule Timed species counts could provide a more valuable bird survey tool in the humid tropics than previously suggested. Aims To compare the relative performance of two bird survey methods that differ in complexity - point counts with distanc[...]
Article
Rob J. Clements, Auteur ;
Colin M. Everett, Auteur
Capsule Breeding Hobbies are more numerous in parts of southeast England than previously recognized, and in suitable habitat their breeding dispersion shows a regular pattern. Aims To establish the density and breeding dispersion pattern of a po[...]
Article
Lorraine S. Chivers, Auteur ;
Mathieu G. Lundy, Auteur ;
Neil Reid, Auteur
Capsule Despite substantial inter-annual and inter-specific variance in the composition of chick diet, the breeding success of Guillemots (Common Murres) Uria aalge and Razorbills Alca torda remained constant from 2008 to 2010. Aims To examine i[...]
Article
Alena Klvanova, Auteur ;
Miroslava Luskova, Auteur ;
David Hořák, Auteur ;
Alice Exnerova, Auteur
Capsule A higher animal component in the diet and a greater amount of food result in better condition. Aims To investigate the relative importance of different food types to nestling House Sparrows. Methods Faecal sac samples (n = 206) from 106 [...]
Article
Zbigniew Kasprzykowski, Auteur ;
Artur Golawski, Auteur
Capsule Fallow land, manure heaps and stubble were the most important habitats for birds wintering in low-intensity farmland in eastern Poland. Aims To describe habitat types and to determine the preferences of granivorous passerines in open far[...]
Article
David Norman, Auteur ;
Robert J. Harris, Auteur ;
Stuart E. Newson, Auteur
Capsule Line transect data from large-scale common bird monitoring schemes can be used to provide population estimates for many common and widespread species at a regional level. Aims To test the sample sizes necessary to derive regional populat[...]
Article
Ellen Magnusdottir, Auteur ;
Eliza H. K. Leat, Auteur ;
Sophie Bourgeon, Auteur ;
Hallvard Strom, Auteur ;
Aevar Petersen, Auteur ;
Richard A. Phillips, Auteur ;
Sveinn A. Hanssen, Auteur ;
Jan O. Bustnes, Auteur ;
Pall Hersteinsson, Auteur ;
Robert W. Furness, Auteur
Capsule Great Skuas Stercorarius skua breeding in Scotland, Iceland, and Norway, winter in different areas. Aims To assess the winter distribution of adult Great Skuas breeding in different countries. Methods Geolocation data-loggers were deploy[...]
Article
David J. T. Douglas, Auteur ;
Steve J. Moreby, Auteur ;
Tim G. Benton, Auteur
Capsule The body condition of nestling Yellowhammers was negatively correlated with the amount of cereal grain in the diet. This supports the hypothesis that cereal grain is an inferior nestling food relative to invertebrates. Cereal grain is fr[...]
Article
Frédéric Jiguet, Auteur ;
Damien Chevallier, Auteur ;
François Baillon, Auteur ;
Julien Ventroux, Auteur ;
Pascal Cavallin, Auteur
Capsule An immature Short-toed Snake Eagle hatched in France summered at its Sahelian wintering grounds in Mali.
Article
John Calladine, Auteur ;
James Bray, Auteur
Capsule The likelihood of an area being occupied by breeding Whinchats was inversely related to altitude, and areas with south- and east-facing aspects were favoured over those with north- and west-facing aspects. Aims To identify habitat featur[...]
Article
Juan Arizaga, Auteur ;
Eneko Diez, Auteur ;
Iñaki Aranguren, Auteur ;
Itziar Asenjo, Auteur ;
Juan F. Cuadrado, Auteur ;
Zurine Elosegi, Auteur ;
Javier Goikoetxea, Auteur ;
Alfredo Herrero, Auteur ;
Jose I. Jauregi, Auteur ;
Agustin Mendiburu, Auteur ;
José M. Sánchez, Auteur
Capsule Intra-year survival during the winter is high for some insect-eating passerines in northern Iberia. Aims To estimate intra-year survival of insect-eating passerines wintering in northern Iberia. Methods Capture recapture data from four p[...]
Article
Ugo Mellone, Auteur ;
Pascual López-López, Auteur ;
Ruben Liminana, Auteur ;
Vicente Urios, Auteur
Capsule Eleonora's Falcons wintering in Madagascar selected degraded humid forests and cultivated areas close to pristine humid forest. Aims To identify the habitat preferences of Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae on their wintering grounds in M[...]
Article
Juan M. Perez-Garcia, Auteur ;
Jose A. Sanchez-Zapata, Auteur ;
Francisco Botella, Auteur
Capsule Despite very high breeding density, no density-dependent effects on reproductive parameters were detected. Aims To describe the distribution, abundance and breeding performance of Eagle Owls and to analyse density-dependent effects on br[...]
Article
Lee Swanson, Auteur ;
Rasheed A. Sanyaolu, Auteur ;
Thomas Gnoske, Auteur ;
Christopher J. Whelan, Auteur ;
Eric V. Lonsdorf, Auteur ;
Norbert J. Cordeiro, Auteur
Capsule Mammalian and avian predators respond differently to decoys. Aims To investigate if parental attendance, which is often not accounted for in artificial nest studies, could alter predator guilds and predation rates. Methods To analyze the[...]
Article
Dianah Nalwanga, Auteur ;
Derek Pomeroy, Auteur ;
Juliet Vickery, Auteur ;
Philip W. Atkinson, Auteur
Capsule Timed species counts could provide a more valuable bird survey tool in the humid tropics than previously suggested. Aims To compare the relative performance of two bird survey methods that differ in complexity - point counts with distanc[...]
Article
Rob J. Clements, Auteur ;
Colin M. Everett, Auteur
Capsule Breeding Hobbies are more numerous in parts of southeast England than previously recognized, and in suitable habitat their breeding dispersion shows a regular pattern. Aims To establish the density and breeding dispersion pattern of a po[...]
Article
Lorraine S. Chivers, Auteur ;
Mathieu G. Lundy, Auteur ;
Neil Reid, Auteur
Capsule Despite substantial inter-annual and inter-specific variance in the composition of chick diet, the breeding success of Guillemots (Common Murres) Uria aalge and Razorbills Alca torda remained constant from 2008 to 2010. Aims To examine i[...]
Article
Zbigniew Kasprzykowski, Auteur ;
Artur Golawski, Auteur
Capsule Fallow land, manure heaps and stubble were the most important habitats for birds wintering in low-intensity farmland in eastern Poland. Aims To describe habitat types and to determine the preferences of granivorous passerines in open far[...]
