J Madsen, AD Fox - Wildlife biology, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Waterbird hunting is a widespread activity in wetlands throughout Europe and constitutes one of the most significant sources of disturbance during autumn and winter. The biological …
Climate warming challenges animals to advance their timing of reproduction [1], but many animals appear to be unable to advance at the same rate as their food species [2, 3]. As a …
T Meijer, R Drent - Ibis, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
During egg‐formation, energy and protein are deposited in the developing eggs but are, at the same time, needed by the laying female herself. This has been largely overlooked in the …
We relate variation in the timing of arrival by migrating birds breeding at northerly latitudes to individual differences in the prior accumulation of energy stores. Balancing starvation risks …
We studied relationships between body size of female Black Brant goslings (Branta bernicla nigricans) late in their growth period and first year survival, eventual adult body size …
Because eggs are composed of nutrients that are ultimately derived from the diet of adult females, the relative abundance of naturally-occurring stable isotopes of carbon and …
The strategy of relying extensively on stored nutrient reserves for reproduction (capital breeding) was thought to be common in large‐bodied birds breeding in harsh environments …
C Arzel, J Elmberg, M Guillemain - Journal of Ornithology, 2006 - Springer
Spring migration is generally considered as a crucial period of the year for many birds, not the least due to its supposed importance for subsequent breeding success. By reviewing the …
JH Devries, RW Brook, DW Howerter, MG Anderson - The Auk, 2008 - academic.oup.com
We explored predictive models relating body condition and age to nesting propensity, timing of nest initiation, clutch size of first nests, aggregated nest survival, hatching success, and …