Ebook: Population Biology of Passerine Birds: An Integrated Approach

Population Biology of Passerine Birds is an up-to-date synthesis of the most recent developments in its field, especially in the framework of modern life history theories. Major topics include quantitative genetics, ecological physiology, the study of social structures using individually marked birds in the wild, and finally biometry, which allows to quantify such important parameters as survival at different stages of life and to create a model of the overall demography of the populations.

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Population Biology of Passerine Birds is an up-to-date synthesis of the most recent developments in its field, especially in the framework of modern life history theories. Major topics include quantitative genetics, ecological physiology, the study of social structures using individually marked birds in the wild, and finally biometry, which allows to quantify such important parameters as survival at different stages of life and to create a model of the overall demography of the populations.

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Population Biology of Passerine Birds is an up-to-date synthesis of the most recent developments in its field, especially in the framework of modern life history theories. Major topics include quantitative genetics, ecological physiology, the study of social structures using individually marked birds in the wild, and finally biometry, which allows to quantify such important parameters as survival at different stages of life and to create a model of the overall demography of the populations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages XVII-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-16
Comparative Reproductive Biology of Four Blue Tit Populations in the Netherlands....Pages 17-17
Population Dynamics and Regulation of a High Density Blue Tit Population....Pages 19-38
Breeding Patterns of the Coal Tit (Parus Ater) and the Great Tit (Parus Major) in Pine Stands in Portugal....Pages 39-53
Breeding time and Breeding Performance of the Blue Tit (Parus Caeruleus) in two Mediterranean Habitats....Pages 55-64
Modelling Density Dependence, Environmental Variability, and Demographic Stochasticity from Population Counts: An Example Using Wytham Wood Great Tits....Pages 65-75
Variable Cone Crops, Migration, and Dynamics of a Population of Mountain Chickadees (Parus Gambeli)....Pages 77-87
The Timing of Breeding and Clutch Size of Blue Tits (Parus Caeruleus) in Two Montane Habitats in Algeria....Pages 89-102
Factors Affecting Clutch-Size in Great and Blue Tits....Pages 103-116
Is Adult Survival of the Blue Tit Higher in a Low Fecundity Insular Population than in a High Fecundity Mainland One?....Pages 117-120
Two Mediterranean Blue Tit Populations: Are Differences in the Timing of Breeding Associated with Caterpillar Availability?....Pages 121-130
Variation in Morphology, Laying Date and Clutch Size Between Non-Mediterranean and Mediterranean Blue Tits....Pages 131-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-155
Temporal and Spatial Variation in Food Availability and its Effects on Fledgling Size in the Great Tit....Pages 157-164
On the Effects of Small Scale Variation in Temperature and Food Availability on Laying Date and Egg Size in Great Tits (Parus Major)....Pages 165-165
The Estimation of Local Immature Survival Rate and of Age-Specific Proportions of Breeders in Bird Populations....Pages 167-174
The Effects of Forest Damage on Caterpillars and their Effect on the Breeding Biology of the Great Tit, an Overview....Pages 175-185
Genetic Parasitism in the European Starling....Pages 187-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-213
Life-History Trade-Offs and Optimal Clutch Size in Relation to Age in the Collared Flycatcher....Pages 215-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-231
Egg Size Investments of Tits; Does Number Conflict with Size?....Pages 233-233
Manipulation of the Brood Size of Pied Flycatchers....Pages 235-245
Fitness Effects of Parasites on Passerine Birds: A Review....Pages 233-233
The Cost of Reproduction in Birds: Evaluating the Evidence from Manipulative and Non-Manipulative Studies....Pages 247-255
Front Matter....Pages 257-268
Polygyny and Breeding Success of Pied Flycatchers Nesting in Natural Cavities....Pages 269-280
Polygyny and Nest Predation in the Rock Pipit Do Females Trade Male Assistance Against Safety?....Pages 281-296
Incubation Patterns of Blue Tits (Parus Caeruleus)....Pages 297-306
Helping at the Nest in European Bee-Eaters: Who Helps and Why?....Pages 307-319
What Determines the Timing and Order of Nest-Leaving in the Marsh Tit (Parus Palustris)?....Pages 321-321
Tactics and Counter-Tactics of Sexually Selected Infanticide in Tree Swallows....Pages 323-330
Brood Defence in Great Tit (Parus Major) Pairs and the Concorde Fallacy....Pages 331-343
Front Matter....Pages 345-356
Social Organization of Winter Flocks of Willow Tits Parus Montanus in a Norwegian Subalpine Birch Forest....Pages 357-368
Winter Floaters in Willow Tits Parus Montanus a Matter of Choice or Making the Best of a Bad Situation?....Pages 369-379
Differences in Recruitment of Young by Immigrant and Resident Great Tits in Wytham Wood....Pages 381-390
Return Rates of Male Pied Flycatchers: An Experimental Study Manipulating Breeding Success....Pages 391-397
Winter Replacement Rates of High-Ranked Chickadees Vary with Floater Density....Pages 399-399
How Does Translocation Affect the Subsequent Distribution of Breeding Pairs in a Population of Pied Flycatchers (Ficedula Hypoleuca)?....Pages 401-413
Front Matter....Pages 415-421
Concluding Remarks: Dispersal and Gene Flow....Pages 423-440
Back Matter....Pages 441-452
Concluding Remarks: Understanding Populations....Pages 453-459
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