Songbird Demography
Payevski, V. (2009)
Payevski, V. (2009) Songbird Demography. Demographic structure, survival rates, and population dynamics of songbirds with particular reference to the birds of the Eastern Baltic., ISBN: 978-954-642-470-9. 165x235, numerous tables, b/w graphs, bibliography, bird-name and subject index, color plates, in English. In English. Hdb, 260pp. Price EUR 60.00

Table of contents

Preface CHAPTER 1. Study site, material and methods of data collection Study area Capture methods Specific composition of songbird populations of the Courish Spit and the trapping data Examination and measurement of trapped birds CHAPTER 2. Terminology and methodology in the population studies of birds Territorial and spatial behaviour terminology. Study of dispersal and philopatry (site fidelity) Relative efficiency of bird ringing in relation to species, sex, age, season, and ringing location Assessment of how representative trapping results are for the populations studied The adequacy of the sampling “Coastal effect” problems Reliability of breeding performance estimates Research methods for population dynamics and estimates of survival rates of birds CHAPTER 3. Survival rate, age and sex structure in songbird populations Age distribution of populations inferred from ringing data Changes in the age and sex structure of migratory populations through spring and autumn assage Sex ratio in avian populations and its variation Sex-specific survival rate in birds: differences from other animals Annual and seasonal variation of age and sex structure of migrating songbird populations Differential wintering and survival of age and sex groups Age-related aspects of spatial behaviour in the breeding area Survival rates and lifespan of birds: The relationship Passerine and non-passerine demography: Comparative aspects CHAPTER 4. Details of demographic parameters and their dynamics for selected species Survival rate and population regulation in the Great Tit Population parameters of the Lesser Whitethroat Analysis of the causes of the Barred Warbler population collapse Aspects of the Willow Warbler demography Demography of the Chaffinch Population dynamics, age and sex structure of the nomadic European Starlings Demographic parameters of Song Thrush populations hunted in Western Europe Specific features of population structure and movement of migrating Eurasian Siskins Range expansion and demographic parameters of the Common Rosefinch CHAPTER 5. Population dynamics of songbird populations Difficulties in studying the mechanisms of population dynamics The concept of density-dependent regulation of numbers The evidence of density-dependent regulation of avian populations The importance of territorial behaviour in birds for the regulation of breeding density The interaction and delayed action of limiting factors Demographic processes and range expansion in birds Long-term trends in avian numbers Vulnerable periods in the annual cycles of numbers The impact of global climate change on the timing of migration and breeding and on songbird numbers The mechanisms of the population dynamics of European birds that spend their winter in Africa The distribution of migrants and the environmental factors along migratory routes and in wintering areas The population dynamics of trans-Saharan migrants Summary References Index of Bird Names Subject Index