Population Biology of Passerine Birds: An Integrated Approach

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages XVII-XVII
Breeding Time Of The Pied Flycatcher Ficedula Hypoleuca ....Pages 1-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Comparative Reproductive Biology of Four Blue Tit Populations in the Netherlands....Pages 19-38
Population Dynamics and Regulation of a High Density Blue Tit Population....Pages 39-53
Breeding Patterns of the Coal Tit (Parus Ater) and the Great Tit (Parus Major) in Pine Stands in Portugal....Pages 55-64
Long-Term Study of a Northern Population of the Blue Tit Parus Caeruleus ....Pages 65-75
Breeding time and Breeding Performance of the Blue Tit ( Parus Caeruleus ) in two Mediterranean Habitats....Pages 77-87
Modelling Density Dependence, Environmental Variability, and Demographic Stochasticity from Population Counts: An Example Using Wytham Wood Great Tits....Pages 89-102
Variable Cone Crops, Migration, and Dynamics of a Population of Mountain Chickadees ( Parus Gambeli )....Pages 103-116
The Timing of Breeding and Clutch Size of Blue Tits ( Parus Caeruleus ) in Two Montane Habitats in Algeria....Pages 117-120
Factors Affecting Clutch-Size in Great and Blue Tits....Pages 121-130
Is Adult Survival of the Blue Tit Higher in a Low Fecundity Insular Population than in a High Fecundity Mainland One?....Pages 131-143
Two Mediterranean Blue Tit Populations: Are Differences in the Timing of Breeding Associated with Caterpillar Availability?....Pages 145-155
Variation in Morphology, Laying Date and Clutch Size Between Non-Mediterranean and Mediterranean Blue Tits....Pages 157-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
The Variable Niche Hypothesis Revisited an Analysis of Intra- and Inter-Specific Differences in Bill Variation in Parus ....Pages 167-174
Temporal and Spatial Variation in Food Availability and its Effects on Fledgling Size in the Great Tit....Pages 175-185
On the Effects of Small Scale Variation in Temperature and Food Availability on Laying Date and Egg Size in Great Tits ( Parus Major )....Pages 187-197
The Estimation of Local Immature Survival Rate and of Age-Specific Proportions of Breeders in Bird Populations....Pages 199-213
The Effects of Forest Damage on Caterpillars and their Effect on the Breeding Biology of the Great Tit, an Overview....Pages 215-222
Genetic Parasitism in the European Starling....Pages 223-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Life-History Trade-Offs and Optimal Clutch Size in Relation to Age in the Collared Flycatcher....Pages 235-245
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Egg Size Investments of Tits; Does Number Conflict with Size?....Pages 247-255
Manipulation of the Brood Size of Pied Flycatchers....Pages 257-268
Fitness Effects of Parasites on Passerine Birds: A Review....Pages 269-280
The Cost of Reproduction in Birds: Evaluating the Evidence from Manipulative and Non-Manipulative Studies....Pages 281-296
Effects of Brood Size Manipulations on Adult and Juvenile Survival and Future Fecundity in the Willow Tit Parus Montanus ....Pages 297-306
Costs and Benefits of Reproduction of the Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula Albicolis ....Pages 307-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Polygyny and Breeding Success of Pied Flycatchers Nesting in Natural Cavities....Pages 323-330
Polygyny and Nest Predation in the Rock Pipit Do Females Trade Male Assistance Against Safety?....Pages 331-343
Incubation Patterns of Blue Tits ( Parus Caeruleus )....Pages 345-356
Helping at the Nest in European Bee-Eaters: Who Helps and Why?....Pages 357-368
What Determines the Timing and Order of Nest-Leaving in the Marsh Tit ( Parus Palustris )?....Pages 369-379
Tactics and Counter-Tactics of Sexually Selected Infanticide in Tree Swallows....Pages 381-390
Brood Defence in Great Tit ( Parus Major ) Pairs and the Concorde Fallacy....Pages 391-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Social Organization of Winter Flocks of Willow Tits Parus Montanus in a Norwegian Subalpine Birch Forest....Pages 401-413
Winter Floaters in Willow Tits Parus Montanus a Matter of Choice or Making the Best of a Bad Situation?....Pages 415-421
Differences in Recruitment of Young by Immigrant and Resident Great Tits in Wytham Wood....Pages 423-440
Return Rates of Male Pied Flycatchers: An Experimental Study Manipulating Breeding Success....Pages 441-452
Winter Replacement Rates of High-Ranked Chickadees Vary with Floater Density....Pages 453-459
How Does Translocation Affect the Subsequent Distribution of Breeding Pairs in a Population of Pied Flycatchers ( Ficedula Hypoleuca )?....Pages 461-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Concluding Remarks: Dispersal and Gene Flow....Pages 475-480
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Concluding Remarks: Understanding Populations....Pages 481-485
Back Matter....Pages 487-498