Animals often breed in colonies that can vary in size by several orders of magnitude. Colony-
size variation is perplexing because individuals in some colony sizes have lower fitness …

Global population growth, especially in developing countries, will most likely require an
increase in agricultural production, but the sustainability of this production cannot be …

Conservation of migratory species faces the challenge of understanding the ecological
requirements of individuals living in two geographically separated regions. In some cases …

Demographic differences between stable and declining populations can lend insight into
drivers of population decline. The American Kestrel Falco sparverius is a widespread and …

Farmland bird species have suffered dramatic declines in recent decades, especially in
Mediterranean areas. The intensification of agricultural practices has led to reduced …

Climate warming would theoretically create conditions for the breeding range expansion of
pseudo‐steppe Mediterranean and long‐distance migrant species and provide the …

The sensitivity of population trends to the climate and environment is generally considered a
species‐specific trait. However, evidence that populations may show different responses to …

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni (Fleischer, 1818) populations have been one of the best
monitored bird populations in Spain over the last 70 years. These populations suffered a …

The effects of climate change on animal populations may be shaped by habitat
characteristics at both micro-and macro-habitat level, however, empirical studies integrating …

This book, in many ways, represents a real challenge. First, it could be considered as the
ideal continuation of very important monographs such as Population ecology of raptors …