Food sources of Sand Martins Riparia riparia during their breeding season: insights from stable-isotope analysis: Capsule Stable-isotope analysis indicated that terrestrial dipteran insects were the main food at a site in northern Japan.

By Nakano Daisuke   Akasaka Takumi   Kohzu Ayato   Nakamura Futoshi  

Bird Study, Vol. 54, Iss. 1, 2007-03 ,pp. : 142-144

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Long-term variation in survival rates of Sand Martins Riparia riparia: dependence on breeding and wintering ground weather, age and sex, and their population consequences: Capsule Survival rates of Sand Martins are driven by variation in rainfall on the wintering grounds prior to their arrival and in the breeding area in the previous summer; inter-annual changes in abundance also show strong correlations with survival.

By Cowley Edward   Siriwardena Gavin M.  

Bird Study, Vol. 52, Iss. 3, 2005-11 ,pp. : 237-251

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Parental care in estrildid finches: experimental tests of a model of Vidua brood parasitism

By Payne R.B.   Woods J.L.   Payne L.L.  

Animal Behaviour, Vol. 62, Iss. 3, 2001-09 ,pp. : 473-483

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No brood parasitism by the Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius on the Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus: Capsule No case of parasitic interaction was found after 12 years of intensive monitoring of a marked population in Spain where both species are sympatric.

By Valencia Juliana   De La Cruz Carlos   Carranza Juan   Solís Elena  

Bird Study, Vol. 52, Iss. 2, 2005-07 ,pp. : 204-209

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Imprinting and the origin of parasite–host species associations in brood-parasitic indigobirds, Vidua chalybeata

By Payne R.B.   Payne L.L.   Woods J.L.   Sorenson M.D.  

Animal Behaviour, Vol. 59, Iss. 1, 2000-01 ,pp. : 69-81

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