Vegetation height and structure drive foraging habitat selection of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) in intensive agricultural landscapes

S Cioccarelli, A Terras, G Assandri, A Berlusconi… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Habitat selection in animals is a fundamental ecological process with key conservation
implications. Assessing habitat selection in endangered species and populations occupying …

Lesser kestrel diet and agricultural intensification in the Mediterranean: An unexpected win-win solution?

R Di Maggio, D Campobello, M Sarà - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Farmland bird species have suffered dramatic declines in recent decades, especially in
Mediterranean areas. The intensification of agricultural practices has led to reduced …

Assessing the relative importance of managed crops and semi‐natural grasslands as foraging habitats for breeding lesser kestrels Falco naumanni in southeastern …

M Morganti, JG Cecere, S Quilici, C Tarantino… - Wildlife …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Farmland habitats host important populations of several threatened bird species. So far, how
to reconcile farmland management with the maintenance of viable populations of these taxa …

Itinerant lifestyle and congregation of lesser kestrels in West Africa

L Lopez‐Ricaurte, WMG Vansteelant… - Journal of Avian …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trans‐Saharan migrants often spend a large proportion of their annual cycle wintering in the
Sahel. Advances in fieldwork and tracking technology have greatly enhanced our ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing exposure to wind turbines of a migratory raptor through its annual life cycle across continents

G Assandri, G Bazzi, A Bermejo-Bermejo… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Unsustainable fossil fuel emissions have prompted a global shift towards renewable energy
sources, such as wind. This has led to a strong expansion of wind power generation …

Social phenotype extended to communities: expanded multilevel social selection analysis reveals fitness consequences of interspecific interactions

D Campobello, JF Hare, M Sarà - Evolution, 2015 - academic.oup.com
In social species, fitness consequences are associated with both individual and social
phenotypes. Social selection analysis has quantified the contribution of conspecific social …

Habitat-and density-dependent demography of a colonial raptor in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems

R Di Maggio, D Campobello, G Tavecchia… - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification is considered the major cause of decline in farmland bird
populations, especially in the Mediterranean region. Food shortage increased by the …

Climate determinants of breeding and wintering ranges of lesser kestrels in Italy and predicted impacts of climate change

M Morganti, D Preatoni, M Sarà - Journal of Avian Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming would theoretically create conditions for the breeding range expansion of
pseudo‐steppe Mediterranean and long‐distance migrant species and provide the …

Different trends of neighboring populations of Lesser Kestrel: Effects of climate and other environmental conditions

M Morganti, R Ambrosini, M Sarà - Population Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Change of Feeding Strategy Prior to Migration: A Comparative Diet Analysis in the Lesser Kestrel (Falco Naumanni)

A Bounas, K Sotiropoulos - Avian Biology Research, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Assessing the variation in diet composition of a species, over different years and between
periods, offers insights to comprehend its ecological niche as well as to define different …