| Titre : | Bird Study 61(4) - OCT 2 2014 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/10/2014 |
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Article
Juan C. Castro-Caro, Auteur ;
Aantonio J. Carpio, Auteur ;
Francisco S. Tortosa, Auteur
Capsule Bare ground increases artificial nest predation in olive groves. Aims To assess the effect of different soil management regimes on nest predation rates in olive groves. Methods We performed nest predation experiments with artificial nest[...]
Article
Jose Luis Telleria, Auteur ;
Javier Fernandez-Lopez, Auteur ;
Guillermo Fandos, Auteur
Capsule Ring records can be used to predict spatial changes in habitat suitability in wintering grounds of migratory birds as shown by a case study with the Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis). Aims To forecast the winter distribution of the Meadow [...]
Article
Jennifer A. Bright, Auteur ;
Rob H. Field, Auteur ;
Antony J. Morris, Auteur ;
Andrew I. Cooke, Auteur ;
Jeremy Fern, Auteur ;
Philip V. Grice, Auteur ;
Will Peach, Auteur
Capsule Bird and seed abundances decreased in both standard and enhanced Agri-Environment Scheme seed mixtures (plots of seed-bearing crops) between November and February. Aims We analysed effects of Agri-Environment seed mixture type ('standard[...]
Article
Niklaus Zbinden, Auteur ;
Marc Kéry, Auteur ;
Guido Haefliger, Auteur ;
Hans Schmid, Auteur ;
Verena Keller, Auteur
Capsule Resampling data from biological records databases yielded abundance trend estimates better corrected for increasing observation effort. Aims To correct population trend estimates for the effects of annually changing observation effort in[...]
Article
Orsolya Kiss, Auteur ;
Zoltan Elek, Auteur ;
Csaba Moskát, Auteur
Capsule Rollers showed slightly higher breeding performance in farmland mosaics than in natural grasslands in southern Hungary, where both habitats were supplied with nest-boxes. Aim To establish which factors affect Rollers' breeding success in[...]
Article
Ori Peleg, Auteur ;
Motti Charter, Auteur ;
Yossi Leshem, Auteur ;
Ido Izhaki, Auteur ;
Alexandre Roulin, Auteur
Capsule Boldness defines the extent to which animals are willing to take risks in the presence of a predator. Late, but not early, in the breeding season, Israeli nestling Barn Owls displaying larger black feather spots were more docile, feigned[...]
Article
Ruben C. Fijn, Auteur ;
Pim Wolf, Auteur ;
Wouter Courtens, Auteur ;
Hilbran Verstraete, Auteur ;
Eric W. M. Stienen, Auteur ;
Lech Iliszko, Auteur ;
Martin J. M. Poot, Auteur
Capsule Multiple tracking methods (colour-rings, plumage-markings and GPS-loggers) revealed that adult Sandwich Terns Thalasseus sandvicensis from the Netherlands showed prospecting behaviour in other colonies within Northwest Europe. Birds were[...]
Article
Ian Henderson, Auteur ;
John Calladine, Auteur ;
Dario Massimino, Auteur ;
Jennifer A. Taylor, Auteur ;
Simon Gillings, Auteur
Capsule The recent population decline of Whinchats has accelerated, including core breeding areas of Britain. Contrasting patterns of change with Stonechat suggest a large-scale environmental driver is affecting the entire Whinchat population. A[...]
Article
Lilja Jóhannesdóttir, Auteur ;
Olafur Arnalds, Auteur ;
Sigmundur Brink, Auteur ;
Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson, Auteur
Capsule Habitats in lowland South Iceland sustain bird populations of international importance, with highest densities in wet habitats. Aims In areas important for biodiversity there is an urgent need to assess large-scale variation in the biodi[...]
Article
Grzegorz Orlowski, Auteur ;
Joanna Czarnecka, Auteur ;
Artur Golawski, Auteur
Capsule Composition of Yellowhammer diet differed significantly between two major habitat categories: semi-natural (fallow lands, abandoned grassland and road verges) and agricultural habitats (managed fields, stubble fields and manure heaps). S[...]
Article
Flavio Monti, Auteur ;
Jean Marie Dominici, Auteur ;
Remi Choquet, Auteur ;
Olivier Duriez, Auteur ;
Giampiero Sammuri, Auteur ;
Andrea Sforzi, Auteur
Capsule Sex-biased dispersal and an age-dependent effect in survival rate accounted for the pattern of first settlement and reproduction in a newly reintroduced Osprey population. Aims We estimate the survival of translocated individuals, descri[...]
Article
Marek Panek, Auteur ;
Jan Husek, Auteur
Capsule The occurrence of oilseed rape increased main prey abundance and breeding success of Common Buzzards. Aims We tested whether the occurrence of oilseed rape influences the abundance of Common Voles, i.e. the main prey of Common Buzzards a[...]
Article
Ines Catry, Auteur ;
Aldina M. A. Franco, Auteur ;
Francisco Moreira, Auteur
Capsule Cereal harvesting creates high-quality but ephemeral foraging habitats for invertebrate predators. Aims To investigate how cereal harvesting affects foraging decisions and hunting success of Lesser Kestrels. Methods Habitat selection in [...]
