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1. Anting behavior in birds: the behavioral patterns and the interactions with ants in the subgenus Dendrolasius of the genus Lasius

Author:
Kyohsuke Ohkawara; Yumeno Kamei; Toshiharu Akino
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2022 v.163 no.3 pp. 633-641
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; Garrulus glandarius; Japan; Lasius; Turdus; birds; body size; ectoparasites; humidity; observational studies; ornithology; plumage; temperature
Abstract:
... Anting behavior, the application of ants or ant substitutes to plumage has been reported in more than 200 bird species worldwide. The peculiar behavior is highly stereotyped into two forms: active and passive. However, there is a paucity of detailed descriptions and explanations of this adaptative behavior in the past studies. This is mainly due to the low number of the observations in most of the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-022-01974-5

2. Molecular evidence of introgressive hybridization between related species Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) (Aves: Passeriformes)

Author:
Long Huang; Lishi Zhang; Dan Li; Rongfei Yan; Weiping Shang; Yunlei Jiang; Shi Li
Source:
Avian research 2022 v.13 pp. 100035
ISSN:
2053-7166
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Emberiza; NADH dehydrogenase; birds; cluster analysis; females; genetic variation; haplotypes; introgression; meadows; microsatellite repeats; mitochondria; phylogeny; research; sympatry; China
Abstract:
... Natural hybridization, which often occurs between closely related species exhibiting sympatric or parapatric distributions, is an important source of genetic variation within populations. The closely related Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (E. cioides) are similar in morphology and genetics, occupy overlapping niches, and are sympatric in eastern Inner Mongolia. Previo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100035

3. Tracking migration of black‐headed buntings Emberiza melanocephala reveals the Iranian Plateau as an ecological barrier along the Indo‐European flyway

Author:
Davor Ćiković; Sanja Barišić; Steffen Hahn; Vesna Tutiš; Jelena Kralj; Martins Briedis
Source:
Journal of avian biology 2021 v.52 no.12 pp. -
ISSN:
0908-8857
Subject:
Emberiza; Turkey (country); birds; mountains; phenology; river deltas; Croatia; India; Indus River
Abstract:
... The black‐headed bunting is one of the few species that migrate along the Indo‐European flyway, and its migration routes and phenology are poorly understood. We provide the first individual‐based year‐round tracking study describing route choice and timing of black‐headed buntings migrating from a breeding site in Croatia to a 6000 km distant non‐breeding region in Maharashtra, central India. To e ...
DOI:
10.1111/jav.02783

4. Bird-Banding Records Reveal Changes in Avian Spring and Autumn Migration Timing in a Coastal Forest Near Niigata

Author:
Alima Dorzhieva; Makoto Nakata; Keisuke Takano; Youki Fujihiko; Yasuo Ito; Kiyoshi Akahara; Katsuyoshi Tachikawa; Yasuko Ichimura; Yaeko Furukawa; Hiroshi Sato; Mikiko Fujisawa; Mika Okamoto; Takehiko Shimizu
Source:
Ornithological science 2020 v.19 no.1 pp. 41-53
ISSN:
1347-0558
Subject:
Emberiza; Ficedula; Luscinia; Narcissus; Pinus; Turdus; Zosterops; autumn; bird banding; birds; coniferous forests; environmental factors; forest succession; migratory behavior; mixed forests; mountains; population structure; shrubs; spring; summer; temperature; Japan
Abstract:
... Changes in the timing of bird migration in spring and autumn in a coastal forest near the city of Niigata, central Honshu, Japan, were analyzed based on 27 years of bird-banding records. Half of the bird species studied, including all migratory types except residents, arrived or departed significantly earlier in spring due to an increase in spring temperatures. The rate of change we observed in sp ...
DOI:
10.2326/osj.19.41

5. Moult and plumage patterns of the critically endangered Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola) at a stopover site in Korea

Author:
Jong-Gil Park; Chang-Uk Park; Kyoung-Soon Jin; Yang-Mo Kim; Hee-Young Kim; Si-Yun Jeong; Dongh-Ha Nam
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2020 v.161 no.1 pp. 257-266
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; adults; autumn; bird banding; birds; breeding; color; endangered species; feathers; females; immatures; males; migratory behavior; molting; monitoring; risk; sexual dimorphism; stopover sites; summer; wings; wintering grounds; China; Eurasia; India; Korean Peninsula; South East Asia
Abstract:
... Travelling from across its breeding range in northern Eurasia, Yellow-breasted Buntings (Emberiza aureola) stopover in China before migrating to their wintering areas in South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. This species is now considered critically endangered because its global population has declined dramatically; moreover, it is overexploited by illegal trapping at its stopover sites dur ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-019-01716-0

6. The impact of landslide stabilization on birds: Insights from an Alpine valley

Author:
Mattia Brambilla
Source:
Ecological engineering 2020 v.147 pp. 105766
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
Certhia; Emberiza; Fringilla coelebs; Turdus; birds; breeding; climate change; data collection; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; indicator species; landslides; models; mountains; species richness; Alps region; Italy
Abstract:
... Landslides are a common issue in mountains and other areas with slopes, and their frequency is increasing because of climate change. Interventions aiming at stabilizing slopes are thus common worldwide. The environmental monitoring of consequences of such interventions rarely consider the potential impacts on wild species, and especially on animal taxa. Birds are widely adopted as biological indic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105766

7. Habitat selection of an endangered European farmland bird, the Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana, in two contrasting landscapes: implications for management

Author:
MARTIN ŠÁLEK; VÍT ZEMAN; RADOVAN VÁCLAV
Source:
Bird conservation international 2019 v.29 no.1 pp. 144-158
ISSN:
1474-0001
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; breeding; endangered species; forests; gardens; grasslands; habitat preferences; habitats; landscapes; orchards; population dynamics; seedlings; shrubs; topographic slope; urban areas; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... Effective conservation measures for any bird species across their distribution ranges require detailed knowledge of landscape-specific differences in habitat associations. The Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana is a farmland bird species, which experienced massive population declines during the recent decades and has become a conservation priority in many European countries. Thus, identification o ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0959270918000060

8. The use of soft songs during territorial intrusion in alarm context in the Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

Author:
Aleksandra Jakubowska; Tomasz S. Osiejuk
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2019 v.160 no.1 pp. 207-216
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; acoustics; antipredatory behavior; birds; males; motivation; predators
Abstract:
... Animals from many taxa produce low amplitude acoustic signals. In some birds such soft signals were found to be uttered in aggressive context and were the best predictor of subsequent physical attack. This phenomenon is poorly understood and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the function(s) of the lowered amplitude of such signals. The eavesdropping avoidance hypothesis suggests tha ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-018-1607-3

9. Manure heaps attract farmland birds during winter

Author:
Martin Šálek; Michał Żmihorski
Source:
Bird study 2018 v.65 no.3 pp. 426-430
ISSN:
1944-6705
Subject:
Emberiza; Passer montanus; agricultural land; birds; granivores; winter
Abstract:
... Capsule: Abundance and species diversity of both common farmland birds and species of conservation concern were significantly higher at manure heaps compared to open farmland, especially for the Tree Sparrow Passer montanus and Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella, two declining granivorous farmland birds. ...
DOI:
10.1080/00063657.2018.1513989

10. Phylogeography of the House Bunting complex: discordance between species limits and genetic markers

Author:
Manuel Schweizer; Hadoram Shirihai; Heiko Schmaljohann; Guy M. Kirwan
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2018 v.159 no.1 pp. 47-61
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; climate change; genetic markers; introgression; mitochondrial DNA; paraphyly; phylogeography; vocalization; Chad; Sudan
Abstract:
... Emberiza striolata has traditionally been viewed as a single polytypic species, but recent taxonomic reviews of its morphology, vocalizations and genetic data have led to the recommendation that two species be recognized within this complex, the House Bunting Emberiza sahari in the west, and the Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata (including the subspecies Emberiza striolata saturiator and Ember ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-017-1501-4

11. Sing softly to evoke a response only from a recent intruder

Author:
Aleksandra Jakubowska; Tomasz S. Osiejuk
Source:
Behavioural processes 2018 v.157 pp. 244-249
ISSN:
0376-6357
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; females; males
Abstract:
... Low-amplitude soft songs have been described in many birds, but in most species, research has addressed only broadcast songs. Soft songs may have a similar or distinctive structure in comparison to broadcast songs produced in order to defend a territory and attract females. In some species, such soft songs were found to be produced in an aggressive context and were the best predictors of conflict ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.beproc.2018.10.012

12. Song structure and variability in the Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)

Author:
Sanja Barišić; Davor Ćiković; Vesna Tutiš; Jelena Kralj; Herbert Hoi
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2018 v.159 no.2 pp. 389-400
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; learning; longevity; males; polygyny; sexual selection; vocalization
Abstract:
... Fighting and flirting are the main evolutionary forces behind the development of bird song and both contribute to different song characteristics. By comparison of vocalisations throughout bird taxa, we can help to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the song. In this study, we provide the first detailed analysis of song structure and song type variability in the Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-017-1519-7

13. The complete mitochondrial genomes of Tarsiger cyanurus and Phoenicurus auroreus: a phylogenetic analysis of Passeriformes

Author:
Huabin Zhang; Yuze Bai; Xuejia Shi; Linxia Sun; Zhengfei Wang; Xiaobing Wu
Source:
Genes & genomics 2018 v.40 no.2 pp. 151-165
ISSN:
1976-9571
Subject:
Carduelis; Emberiza; Muscicapidae; Paridae; birds; genes; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial genome; monophyly; paraphyly; ribosomal RNA; transfer RNA
Abstract:
... Passeriformes is the largest group within aves and the phylogenetic relationships between Passeriformes have caused major disagreement in ornithology. Particularly, the phylogenetic relationships between muscicapoidea and sylvioidea are complex, and their taxonomic boundaries have not been clearly defined. Our aim was to study the status of two bird species: Tarsiger cyanurus and Phoenicurus auror ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13258-017-0617-5

14. Agri-environment scheme enhances breeding populations of some priority farmland birds in Northern Ireland

Author:
Kendrew Colhoun; Kevin Mawhinney; Michael McLaughlin; Claire Barnett; Anne-Marie McDevitt; Richard B. Bradbury; Will Peach
Source:
Bird study 2017 v.64 no.4 pp. 545-556
ISSN:
1944-6705
Subject:
Emberiza; Passer domesticus; Passer montanus; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; birds; breeding; farms; land management; nontarget organisms; species diversity; temporal variation; Northern Ireland
Abstract:
... Capsule: The abundance of Tree sparrow Passer montanus, House Sparrow Passer domesticus and Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella, three priority farmland birds, increased over a 5-year period in response to a targeted agri-environment scheme (AES). Aims: To assess the effects of a targeted AES on the abundance of a suite of farmland bird species over a 5-year period. Methods: We compare temporal chang ...
DOI:
10.1080/00063657.2017.1415296

15. Bioenergy and biodiversity: Intensified biomass extraction from hedges impairs habitat conditions for birds

Author:
Ralf Sauerbrei; Birgit Aue; Christian Krippes; Eva Diehl; Volkmar Wolters
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2017 v.187 pp. 311-319
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
Brassica napus; Emberiza; Sylvia communis; Turdus merula; adverse effects; avifauna; biodiversity; bioenergy; biomass; birds; cluster analysis; coppicing; corn; correlation; cutting; habitats; landscapes; models; prediction; risk; shrubs; surveys; trees; vegetation; Germany
Abstract:
... Biomass is increasingly used as an alternative source for energy in Europe. Woody material cut from hedges is considered to provide a suitable complement to maize and oilseed rape, which are currently the dominant biomass sources. Since shrubs and trees are also important habitats for birds, however, coppicing of hedges at the landscape scale may adversely affect the diversity of the avifauna. To ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.052

16. Bird ringing in Slovenia in 2015 and the occurrence of Parrot Crossbills Loxia pytyopsittacus

Author:
Al Vrezec; Dare Fekonja
Source:
Acrocephalus 2017 v.37 no.170-171 pp. 177-208
ISSN:
0351-2851
Subject:
Phylloscopus; Passer montanus; Loxia pytyopsittacus; Parus major; breeding sites; Loxia curvirostra; bird banding; Phalacrocorax; Cygnus olor; birds; Larus ridibundus; probability; Sylvia atricapilla; Otus; rare species; Chroicocephalus; Emberiza; nestlings; Slovenia; Sweden; Hungary
Abstract:
... In 2015, 170 bird species were recorded during bird ringing activities in Slovenia. We ringed 73,371 birds belonging to 162 species, there were 132 foreign recoveries of birds ringed in Slovenia, 120 recoveries of birds ringed abroad and found in Slovenia, as well as 1964 local recoveries. The most frequently ringed species were Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla and Great Tit Parus major. In ringed nest ...
DOI:
10.1515/acro-2016-0011

17. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of slaty bunting Emberiza siemsseni (Passeriformes: Fringillidae)

Author:
Qiang Shi; Yang Liu; Hong-Feng Zhao
Source:
Conservation genetics resources 2017 v.9 no.1 pp. 107-110
ISSN:
1877-7252
Subject:
Emberiza; Fringillidae; birds; codons; mitochondrial genes; mitochondrial genome; monophyly; protected species; ribosomal RNA; transfer RNA; China
Abstract:
... The slaty bunting Emberiza (formerly Latoucheornis) siemsseni is a protected species of bird within the family Fringillidae, and is endemic to central and southeastern China. To facilitate its conservation genetic studies, its complete mitochondrial genome has been assembled and characterized from Illumina sequencing reads. The circular genome of E. siemsseni is 16,780 bp in size with an asymmetri ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12686-016-0632-x

18. Dynamics of phenotypic change: wing length declines in a resident farmland passerine despite survival advantage of longer wings

Author:
Jenny C. Dunn; Keith C. Hamer; Tim G. Benton
Source:
Ibis 2017 v.159 no.1 pp. 152-157
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; adults; agricultural land; birds; body size; climate change; environmental factors; food availability; land use change; molting; phenotype; shrinkage; survival rate; temperature; wings; winter
Abstract:
... In many taxa, environmental changes that alter resource availability and energetics, such as climate change and land use change, are associated with changes in body size. We use wing length as a proxy for overall structural body size to examine a paradoxical trend of declining wing length within a Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella population sampled over 21 years, in which it has been previously sh ...
DOI:
10.1111/ibi.12435

19. Poročilo o obročkanju ptic v Sloveniji v letu 2016 in pojavljanje mušje listnice Phylloscopus inornatus v 25 letih v Sloveniji

Author:
Al Vrezec; Dare Fekonja
Source:
Acrocephalus 2017 v.38 no.174-175 pp. 171-202
ISSN:
0351-2851
Subject:
Acrocephalus; Chroicocephalus; Ciconia ciconia; Cygnus olor; Emberiza; Larus ridibundus; Parus major; Passer montanus; Phylloscopus; Sterna hirundo; Sylvia atricapilla; autumn; bird banding; birds; color; males; nestlings; rare species; Slovenia
Abstract:
... In 2016, data on 176 bird species were gathered during bird ringing activities in Slovenia. A total of 65,711 birds of 165 different species were ringed. Furthermore, 148 recoveries of birds ringed in Slovenia and found abroad, 245 foreign recoveries in Slovenia and 1840 local recoveries were made. The most frequently ringed species was the Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla. Among the ringed nestlings, ...
DOI:
10.1515/acro-2017-0011

20. The influence of risk factors associated with captive rearing on post-release survival in translocated cirl buntings Emberiza cirlus in the UK

Author:
K. Fountain; C. Jeffs; S. Croft; J. Gregson; J. Lister; A. Evans; I. Carter; Y. M. Chang; A. W. Sainsbury
Source:
Oryx 2017 v.51 no.2 pp. 332-338
ISSN:
1365-3008
Subject:
parasites; survival rate; drug therapy; nests; rearing; body weight; immunosuppression; risk factors; regression analysis; weather; captive animals; Emberiza; intensive farming; biodiversity; chicks; habitats; population dynamics; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Population decline resulting from agricultural intensification led to contraction of the range of the cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus in the UK to a small area of south Devon. As part of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan for the species, a project to re-establish a population in suitable habitat in Cornwall was undertaken during 2006–2011, in which chicks were removed from the nest in Devon, hand-reare ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0030605315001313

21. The significance of seed food in chick development re‐evaluated by tracking day‐to‐day dietary variation in the nestlings of a granivorous passerine

Author:
Grzegorz Orłowski; Andrzej Wuczyński; Jerzy Karg; Wojciech Grzesiak
Source:
Ibis 2017 v.159 no.1 pp. 124-138
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Diptera; nests; digestion; neonates; chicks; breeding sites; parents; hatching; fauna; small cereal grains; invertebrates; seeds; ontogeny; fledglings; biomass; granivores; intensive farming; diet; Arachnida; food availability; Emberiza; foraging; habitats; nestlings
Abstract:
... The dietary adjustment of nestlings of granivorous birds to a seed diet and the different morphological characteristics of ingested food have rarely been examined in natural conditions. It has been suggested that the provision of cereal grains to nestlings of some seed‐eating bird species in modern agroecosytems is the result of poor food conditions after agricultural intensification. We analysed ...
DOI:
10.1111/ibi.12410

22. Agri-Environment Scheme Habitat Preferences of Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella on English Farmland

Author:
McHugh Niamh M.; Goodwin Cecily E. D.; Hughes Sophie; Leather Simon R.; Holland John M.
Source:
Acta ornithologica 2016 v.51 no.2 pp. 199-209
ISSN:
0001-6454
Subject:
nectar; floriculture crops; edge effects; nesting; sward; pollen; chicks; habitat preferences; predator avoidance; legumes; territoriality; agri-environmental policy; grasses; invertebrates; agricultural land; biodiversity; intensive farming; nesting sites; breeding; Emberiza; wild flowers; foraging; habitats; Europe
Abstract:
... Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) have been implemented across Europe in an attempt to address biodiversity losses associated with agricultural intensification. For many declining farmland bird species, the reduced availability and suitability of nesting and foraging habitats are thought to play a major role in population declines and some AES have hoped to counteract this by encouraging the provisio ...
DOI:
10.3161/00016454AO2016.51.2.006

23. Birds and biogeography of Mount Mecula in Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve

Author:
Claire N Spottiswoode; Lincoln DC Fishpool; Julian L Bayliss
Source:
Ostrich 2016 v.87 no.3 pp. 281-284
ISSN:
1727-947X
Subject:
Emberiza; altitude; biogeography; birds; habitats; montane forests; mountains; riparian forests; surveys; threatened species; Mozambique; Tanzania
Abstract:
... The montane forests of northern Mozambique’s isolated massifs are inhabited by numerous range-restricted and threatened bird species, but until recently were extremely little-known. We report on a first avifaunal survey of the isolated montane habitats of Mt Mecula (1 442 m), Niassa National Reserve, notable as the only currently protected montane area in northern Mozambique. Mount Mecula’s moist ...
DOI:
10.2989/00306525.2016.1206041

24. Changes of Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana L.) Habitats and Implications for the Species Presence in SE Moravia, Czech Republic

Author:
Skokanová Hana; Havlíček Marek; Unar Pavel; Janík David; Šimeček Karel
Source:
Polish Journal of Ecology 2016 v.64 no.1 pp. 98-112
ISSN:
1505-2249
Subject:
Emberiza; aerial photography; birds; expert opinion; habitats; mechanization; organic production; planting; trees; vineyards; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... The study focuses on the changes of Ortolan Bunting (Emberizia hortulana L.) habitats, which occurred during the last 20 years, and the implications of these changes for the presence of the species population in south-eastern Moravia, Czech Republic. The research was based on aerial photographs and field work. We have identified habitats that were favoured by Ortolan Bunting in the study area on t ...
DOI:
10.3161/15052249PJE2016.64.1.009

25. Cost of reproduction: a comparison of survival rates of breeding and non‐breeding male ortolan buntings

Author:
Svein Dale
Source:
Journal of avian biology 2016 v.47 no.4 pp. 583-588
ISSN:
0908-8857
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; breeding; breeding season; females; males; nestlings; progeny; sex ratio; survival rate
Abstract:
... The cost of reproduction is expected to influence survival or future reproduction. Most previous studies have assessed cost of reproduction in relation to natural and experimental variation in number of offspring produced. The ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana is a passerine bird species with biparental care, and the Norwegian population of the species has an extraordinarily skewed sex ratio with ...
DOI:
10.1111/jav.00898

26. Migratory preparation associated alterations in pectoralis muscle biochemistry and proteome in Palearctic–Indian emberizid migratory finch, red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps

Author:
Somanshu Banerjee; Chandra Mohini Chaturvedi
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2016 v.17 pp. 9-25
ISSN:
1744-117X
Subject:
Emberiza; beta oxidation; birds; blood serum; cholesterol; creatinine; enzymes; finishing; flight; flight muscles; glucose; glycogen; glycolysis; lipogenesis; lipolysis; liver; metabolites; migratory behavior; muscle physiology; muscle protein; protein content; proteins; proteome; spring; urea; uric acid
Abstract:
... Avian migration is an exceptionally high-energy-demanding process, which is met by the accumulation and utilization of fuel stores as well as the alterations in muscle physiology prior to their flight. Pre-migratory fattening coupled with changes in flight muscle metabolic enzymes and proteome is required to provide the necessary fuel and muscle performance required for migration. We studied how t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbd.2015.11.001

27. Population expansion of some bird species in the city of Wrocław

Author:
Grzegorz Kopij
Source:
Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales 2016 v.65 no.3 pp. 229-233
ISSN:
2336-3207
Subject:
Cuculus canorus; Emberiza; Luscinia; Streptopelia turtur; Turdus; Upupa epops; birds; breeding; food availability; habitats; nesting; nesting sites; population growth; wintering grounds; Poland; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... During the years 2002-2010, distribution and numbers of eight bird species were studied in the whole city of Wrocław, SW Poland (293 km²). The estimation for these species are as follow: Streptopelia turtur: 3 breeding pairs, Upupa epops: 1, Cuculus canorus: 49, Emberiza hortulana: 7, Luscinia megarhynchos: 214-286, Phoenicurus phoenicurus: 87-118, Turdus pilaris: 105-150, Hippolais icterina: 136- ...
DOI:
10.1515/cszma-2016-0029

28. Avian assemblages in Afro-mountain and Alti-mountain Grasslands in the endemic Maloti/Drakensberg region of Lesotho

Author:
Grzegorz Kopij
Source:
Zoology and ecology 2015 v.25 no.4 pp. 319-326
ISSN:
2165-8013
Subject:
Anthus; Emberiza; Passer; birds; breeding; grasslands; habitats; indigenous species; Lesotho
Abstract:
... In 2000–2001, comparative studies were conducted on avian assemblages in Afro-mountain and Alti-mountain Grasslands of the Maloti/Drakensberg endemic region. The total number of species in the Afro-mountain Grassland (N = 69) was more than twice the species number in the Alti-mountain Grassland (N = 30). The Sorensen Index for these two vegetation types was, therefore, low (S = 0.53). The dominanc ...
DOI:
10.1080/21658005.2015.1095854

29. Breeding avifauna of the Special Protection Area Natura 2000 ‘Grądy Odrzańskie’ in Czernica and Siechnice counties, Wrocław district (Poland)

Author:
Grzegorz Kopij
Source:
Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales 2015 v.64 no.1 pp. 51-67
ISSN:
2336-3207
Subject:
Anthus campestris; Ciconia ciconia; Ciconia nigra; Circus aeruginosus; Corvus corax; Crex crex; Cygnus olor; Dendrocopos medius; Dryocopus; Emberiza; Falco tinnunculus; Ficedula albicollis; Gallinago gallinago; Lanius collurio; Limosa limosa; Milvus migrans; Milvus milvus; Pernis apivorus; Picus; Remiz; Riparia riparia; Saxicola; Sylvia nisoria; Tringa totanus; Upupa epops; avifauna; birds; breeding; Poland
Abstract:
... In 2009, in the Special Protection Area Natura 2000 ‘Grądy Odrzańskie’ in Czernica and Siechnice counties, Wrocław district, 95 breeding bird species were recorded. For 33 of them, maps of distribution of their breeding pairs are presented and for the remaining a relative abundance was estimated based on line transect method. In 2009, the following species were recorded in the study area for the f ...
DOI:
10.1515/cszma-2015-0007

30. Reproductive isolation and the notion of species in birds

Author:
A. S. Rubtsov
Source:
Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2015 v.42 no.9 pp. 793-807
ISSN:
1062-3590
Subject:
Emberiza; Loxia curvirostra; biodiversity; biological speciation; birds; hybridization; hybrids; phylogeny; races; reproductive isolation; sympatry
Abstract:
... Biological diversity is continuous as a result of evolutionary processes, whereas the language for its description is symbolic and, therefore, discrete. Thus, the main question of the “species problem” is as follows: do species really exist in nature or not? The answer of this question depends on the “system of coordinates” that is used for the description of species. Species inhabiting the same t ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1062359015090101

31. What are the important landscape components for habitat selection of the ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana in northern limit of range?

Author:
Jaanus Elts; Kunter Tätte; Riho Marja
Source:
European Journal of Ecology 2015 v.1 no.1 pp. 13-25
ISSN:
1339-8474
Subject:
Emberiza; agricultural land; birds; breeding sites; broadleaved trees; buildings; crops; drilling; habitat preferences; habitats; landscapes; permanent grasslands; plant density; population dynamics; power lines; regression analysis; roads; shrublands; spring; spring wheat; Estonia
Abstract:
... Ortolan buntings Emberiza hotulana have undergone one of the most severe population declines of any European farmland bird over the last thirty years. The aim of this study was to find out which habitat features, including crop characteristics, ortolan bunting prefers in Estonia in breeding areas. This study compared currently occupied and unoccupied ortolan bunting territories. Occupied areas con ...
DOI:
10.1515/eje-2015-0003

32. Active Blood Parasite Infection Is Not Limited to the Breeding Season in a Declining Farmland Bird

Author:
Dunn Jenny C.; Goodman Simon J.; Benton Tim G.; Hamer Keith C.
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2014 v.100 no.3 pp. 260-266
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
Emberiza; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; adults; agricultural land; birds; blood; breeding; breeding season; food availability; parasites; parasitism; polymerase chain reaction; relapse; temporal variation; winter
Abstract:
... Avian blood parasites can have significant impacts on adult breeding birds but studies of parasitism outside the breeding season are rare, despite their potentially important implications for host–parasite dynamics. Here we investigate temporal dynamics of blood parasite infection in adult yellowhammers Emberiza citrinella. We screened blood samples collected between December and April of 2 consec ...
DOI:
10.1645/13-256.1

33. Are birds influenced in winter by forest size?

Author:
Eun-Jae Lee; Hyun-Jin Han; Han-Kyu Kim; Hyun-Ju Cho; Shin-Jae Rhim
Source:
Forest science and technology 2014 v.10 no.3 pp. 136-140
ISSN:
2158-0715
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; diet study techniques; forests; species diversity; urban areas; winter; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:
... This study sought to develop an understanding of the relationships between bird species and forest size in urban areas in Daejeon, Korea. Bird communities were surveyed in winter (November 2012) by line transect methods in 35 urban forests, ranging in size from 2.1 to 1936 ha. Thirty-three bird species were observed across all forests, and 24 species (73%) were residents. As forest size increased, ...
DOI:
10.1080/21580103.2014.884985

34. Effects of land abandonment on bird communities of smallholder farming landscapes in post-war Croatia: implications for conservation policies

Author:
K. Mikulić; A. Radović; V. Kati; S. D. Jelaska; N. Tepić
Source:
Community ecology 2014 v.15 no.2 pp. 169-179
ISSN:
1585-8553
Subject:
Emberiza; Lanius collurio; Turdus; abandoned land; agricultural land; birds; forest habitats; forests; indicator species; issues and policy; land use planning; landscapes; secondary succession; small-scale farming; vegetation cover; Croatia
Abstract:
... Land abandonment is a widespread phenomenon in agricultural systems, especially in former communist countries of Eastern and South-eastern Europe. Moreover, Croatia was affected by acts of war which enhanced the depopulation of marginal areas impelling further land abandonment. Agricultural landscapes in Croatia are highly parcelled with various proportions of forest habitats due to traditional sm ...
DOI:
10.1556/ComEc.15.2014.2.5

35. Population Trends of Grassland Birds in Hokkaido, Focussing on the Drastic Decline of the Yellow-breasted Bunting

Author:
Tamada Katsumi; Tomizawa Masaaki; Umeki Masatoshi; Takada Masayuki
Source:
Ornithological Science 2014 v.13 no.1 pp. 29-40
ISSN:
1347-0558
Subject:
Emberiza; Lanius; birds; breeding; breeding sites; extinction; grasshoppers; grasslands; migratory species; population dynamics; shrubs; Japan
Abstract:
... To examine the population trends of grassland and shrub birds in Hokkaido, we conducted line transect censuses in 2002 and 2003, in area where avifaunal studies had been performed in the 1970s and 1980s. To document the decline in the Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola, birdwatching data were also analysed. The Yellow-breasted Bunting population has decreased drastically both in density and ...
DOI:
10.2326/osj.13.29

36. The complete mitochondrial genome of the yellow-browed bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys (Passeriformes: Emberizidae), and phylogenetic relationships within the genus Emberiza

Author:
QIONGQIONG REN; JIAN YUAN; LIQIAN REN; LIQIN ZHANG; LEI ZHANG; LAN JIANG; DONGSHENG CHEN; XIANZHAO KAN; BAOWEI ZHANG
Source:
Journal of genetics 2014 v.93 no.3 pp. 699-707
ISSN:
0022-1333
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; genes; mitochondrial genome; monophyly; nucleotide sequences; ribosomal RNA; transfer RNA
Abstract:
... Mitochondrial genomes have proved to be powerful tools in resolving phylogenetic relationships. Emberiza chrysophrys (least concern species: IUCN 2013) is a passerine bird in the bunting family, Emberizidae. The complete mitochondrial genome of E. chrysophrys was sequenced. This circular mitochondrial genome was 16,803 bp in length, with an A+T content of 52.26%, containing 13 protein-coding genes ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12041-014-0428-2

37. Winter diet of Yellowhammers Emberiza citrinella on contemporary farmland: the different contribution of forbs, wild grasses and cereals in semi-natural and agricultural habitats

Author:
Grzegorz Orłowski; Joanna Czarnecka; Artur Goławski
Source:
Bird study 2014 v.61 no.4 pp. 484-495
ISSN:
1944-6705
Subject:
Chenopodium album; Echinochloa crus-galli; Emberiza; Polygonum; agricultural land; annual weeds; birds; correlation; diet; farmed animal species; feces; flora; food plants; forbs; grains; grasses; grasslands; hulls; landscapes; litter (bedding); microhabitats; multivariate analysis; natural regeneration; principal component analysis; roads; seeds; snowpack; straw; stubble; Central European region
Abstract:
... Capsule Composition of Yellowhammer diet differed significantly between two major habitat categories: semi-natural (fallow lands, abandoned grassland and road verges) and agricultural habitats (managed fields, stubble fields and manure heaps). Semi-natural habitats and winter stubble fields were important sources of non-cereal plant food and plant parts of cereals were the staple diet in fallow la ...
DOI:
10.1080/00063657.2014.954984

38. Complete mitochondrial genomes from four subspecies of common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs): New inferences about mitochondrial rate heterogeneity, neutral theory, and phylogenetic relationships within the order Passeriformes

Author:
H. Dawn Marshall; Allan J. Baker; Allison R. Grant
Source:
Gene 2013 v.517 pp. 37-45
ISSN:
0378-1119
Subject:
Carduelis; Emberiza; NADH dehydrogenase; Paridae; birds; fish; genes; genetic variation; humans; mitochondrial DNA; nucleotide sequences; paraphyly
Abstract:
... We describe whole mitochondrial genome sequences from four subspecies of the common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), and compare them to 31 publicly available mitochondrial genome sequences from other Passeriformes. Rates and patterns of mitochondrial gene evolution are analyzed at different taxonomic levels within this avian order, and evidence is adduced for and against the nearly neutral theory o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.093
PubMed:
23313296

39. Geographic variation in basal thermogenesis in little buntings: Relationship to cellular thermogenesis and thyroid hormone concentrations

Author:
Wei-Hong Zheng; Lin Lin; Jin-Song Liu; Xing-Jun Xu; Ming Li
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2013 v.164 pp. 483-490
ISSN:
1095-6433
Subject:
Emberiza; acclimation; biomarkers; birds; cold; cold zones; cytochrome-c oxidase; enzyme activity; geographical variation; heat production; liver; mitochondria; muscles; resting metabolic rate; triiodothyronine; China
Abstract:
... Acclimatization to different ambient conditions is an essential prerequisite for survival of small passerine birds. Long-distance migration and winter acclimatization induce similar physiological and biochemical adjustments in passerines. To understand metabolic adaptations, the resting metabolic rate (RMR), the thermogenic properties of mitochondria in liver and muscle, and the activity of thyroi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.12.004

40. Habitat selection and coexistence in wintering passerine steppe birds

Author:
M. Paula Delgado; Miguel A. Sanza; Manuel B. Morales; Juan Traba; Desirée Rivera
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2013 v.154 no.2 pp. 469-479
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; edge effects; flocks; habitats; landscapes; steppes; winter
Abstract:
... This study evaluates the relative contributions of landscape features and biotic (conspecific and heterospecific) relationships to habitat selection of three sympatric passerine species, Skylark (Alauda arvensis), Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) and Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) during winter. Between December 2007 and January 2008, winter populations of the three species were censused i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-012-0914-3

41. Neuropeptide Y mRNA and peptide in the night-migratory redheaded bunting brain

Author:
Devraj Singh; Yatinesh Kumari; Ashutosh Rastogi; Sangeeta Rani; Vinod Kumar
Source:
Cell and tissue research 2013 v.354 no.2 pp. 551-562
ISSN:
0302-766X
Subject:
Emberiza; amino acids; birds; cortex; genes; hippocampus; immunocytochemistry; in situ hybridization; messenger RNA; migratory behavior; neuropeptide Y; olfactory bulb; reproduction; signal peptide
Abstract:
... This study investigated the distribution of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the brain of the night-migratory redheaded bunting (Emberiza bruniceps). We first cloned the 275-bp NPY gene in buntings, with ≥95 % homology with known sequences from other birds. The deduced peptide sequence contained all conserved 36 amino acids chain of the mature NPY peptide, but lacked 6 amino acids that form the NPY signal ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00441-013-1667-x
PubMed:
23797336

42. Study on the Grading Method of Baekdudaegan in South Korea by the Avifauna

Author:
In-Kyu Kim; Hae-Jin Cho; Seung-Woo Han; Yong-Un Shin; Joon-Woo Lee; Woon-Kee Paek; Seon-Deok Jin; In-Hwan Paik
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific biodiversity(Online) 2013 v.6 no.3 pp. 375-381
ISSN:
2287-884X
Subject:
Aegithalos; Aix galericulata; Emberiza; Fringilla; Garrulus glandarius; birds; conservation areas; cultural heritage; forests; monuments; national parks; species diversity; surveys; winter; South Korea
Abstract:
... This study surveyed the avifauna in five areas of Baekdudaegan in South Korea, except for national parks or nature reserves, from 2007 to 2011. The results were as follows. The observed number of birds was 5,827 individuals of 92 species in total (Sum of maximum number of observation). II area (Dakmokryeong∼Gitdaegibong) had the most number of species (71 species) and individuals (1,831 individual ...
DOI:
10.7229/jkn.2013.6.3.375

43. Territory size and habitat selection of Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi in Nigeria

Author:
Fidelis A Atuo; Shiiwua A Manu
Source:
Ostrich 2013 v.84 no.1 pp. 71-78
ISSN:
1727-947X
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; flocks; forest reserves; group size; habitats; land use; landscapes; saplings; seeds; territoriality; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Most of our understanding of territorial behaviour in birds comes from studies of temperate species. Territoriality and factors influencing territory size of tropical birds are still poorly studied. In this study, 11 territories of the Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi were measured in the Amurum Forest Reserve and adjoining farmlands. Factors influencing the habitat choice of this ...
DOI:
10.2989/00306525.2013.777947

44. An agri‐environment option boosts productivity of Corn Buntings Emberiza calandra in the UK

Author:
ROSEMARY P. SETCHFIELD; CLAIRE MUCKLOW; ALICE DAVEY; UTE BRADTER; GUY Q. A. ANDERSON
Source:
Ibis 2012 v.154 no.2 pp. 235-247
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; agricultural land; barley; birds; breeding; females; grain crops; habitats; models; nesting; nests; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... The potential for agri‐environment schemes to reverse farmland bird declines is limited for some species by a lack of suitable prescriptions, in particular effective in‐field options for species that breed in crops. We assess the provision of alternative nesting habitat for increasing productivity of the Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra. Breeding success was monitored over three years in respons ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01207.x

45. Connectivity Determines Post-Fire Colonisation By Open-Habitat Bird Species: The Case of the Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

Author:
Zozaya Elena L.; Brotons Lluís; Saura Santiago; Pons Pere; Herrando Sergi
Source:
Ardeola 2012 v.59 no.1 pp. 57-74
ISSN:
0570-7358
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; ecosystems; habitats; prediction; surveys
Abstract:
... —Wildfires are certainly a key natural disturbance to terrestrial Mediterranean ecosystems. After an intense fire different types of habitats revert to relatively similar open hábitats. This early successional stage has been shown to be used by many open-habitat bird species, which are able to colonise these new suitable habitats. By adopting a regional scale perspective, we assessed to what exten ...
DOI:
10.13157/arla.59.1.2012.57

46. Effects of landscape, conspecifics and heterospecifics on habitat selection by breeding farmland birds: the case of the Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) and Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)

Author:
Miguel A. Sanza; Juan Traba; Manuel B. Morales; Desirée Rivera; M. Paula Delgado
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2012 v.153 no.2 pp. 525-533
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; agricultural land; birds; breeding; breeding season; edge effects; habitats; land use; landscapes; models; sympatry
Abstract:
... The aim of habitat selection studies is to understand the effect of the different factors affecting the spatial distribution of individuals. Within this framework, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relative contributions of landscape features and conspecific and heterospecific interactions to habitat selection by two sympatric species, the Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra and the Corn ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-011-0773-3

47. What exactly is ‘local song’ in a population of ortolan buntings with a common dialect?

Author:
Tomasz S. Osiejuk; Agnieszka Bielecka; Michał Skierczyński
Source:
Journal of ethology 2012 v.30 no.1 pp. 133-142
ISSN:
0289-0771
Subject:
Emberiza; animal communication; birds; males; Norway; Poland
Abstract:
... Previous studies have shown that ortolan buntings (Emberiza hortulana) exhibit apparent dialect variation. Neighbouring males typically share the same final phrase of a simple two-part song. Consequently, the final phrase was considered to be the dialect cue important for discriminating between males from a local population and strangers. Recently, it was shown that in an isolated and fragmented p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10164-011-0306-9

48. Lifetime patterns of pairing success in male Ortolan Buntings Emberiza hortulana

Author:
DALE, SVEIN
Source:
Ibis 2011 v.153 no.3 pp. 573-580
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; adults; birds; breeding; females; longevity; males; progeny; risk; sex ratio; survival rate
Abstract:
... Analyses of lifetime fitness in birds are typically based on estimates of breeding success, in particular the number of offspring fledged. Small and isolated bird populations often have a male-skewed adult sex ratio, so that male lifetime productivity depends to a large degree on pairing success, but few studies have focused on patterns of lifetime pairing success. The Norwegian population of Orto ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01138.x

49. Long‐term effects of agri‐environment schemes on breeding passerine populations in a lowland hay‐meadow system

Author:
Joël Broyer
Source:
Bird study 2011 v.58 no.2 pp. 141-150
ISSN:
1944-6705
Subject:
Emberiza; Sitophilus; birds; breeding; corn; hatching; meadows; mowing; population dynamics; France
Abstract:
... Capsule Mowing postponement in 25% of a meadow system may lead to improved but instable population dynamics in meadow birds.Aim To monitor the long‐term effects of mowing postponement on the abundance and territory density of meadow passerines in 25% of a 3000‐ha hay‐meadow area in the Saône Valley (eastern France).Methods From 1993 to 2009, passerine abundance was measured annually in 78 plots us ...
DOI:
10.1080/00063657.2010.543645

50. Observaciones de Aves Raras en España, 2009

Author:
Ignacio Dies (Secretario) José; Antonio Lorenzo (Secretario adjunto en Canarias) Juan; Gutiérrez (Secretario adjunto) Ricard; Garcia Elías; Gorospe Gorka; Martí-Aledo Jordi; Gutiérrez Pablo; Vidal César; Sales Sergi; Velasco Daniel López
Source:
Ardeola 2011 v.58 no.2 pp. 441-480
ISSN:
0570-7358
Subject:
Apus; Buteo; Calidris; Emberiza; Falco cherrug; Fulica; Gavia; Larus; Mergus; Numenius; Turdus; birds; breeding; Canary Islands; Hungary; Iberian Peninsula; Iceland; Spain
Abstract:
... Report on rare birds in Spain 2009. This is the 26ᵗʰ annual report of the Spanish rarities committee (Comité de Rarezas de SEO/BirdLife). This report includes 291 records on the presence of 84 rare bird taxa, with an acceptance rate of 75%. The report contains nine additions to the Spanish Bird List: Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica, white-backed vulture Gyps africanus, African purple swamphen Porphyri ...
DOI:
10.13157/arla.58.2.2011.441

51. Protandrous migration and variation in morphological characters in Emberiza buntings at an East Asian stopover site

Author:
NAM, HYUN-YOUNG; CHOI, CHANG-YONG; PARK, JONG-GIL; HONG, GIL-PYO; WON, IL-JAE; KIM, SUNG-JIN; BING, GI-CHANG; CHAE, HEE-YOUNG
Source:
Ibis 2011 v.153 no.3 pp. 494-501
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; body size; breeding; breeding sites; females; males; migratory behavior; sexual dimorphism; spring
Abstract:
... The effect of the timing of spring migration on reproductive success differs between the sexes. As a consequence, various sex-specific tactics relating to the timing of migration have evolved in migratory avian groups. Various hypotheses have been proposed to explain differential migration to breeding or wintering grounds, and inter- and intrasexual size differences are often considered one of the ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01134.x

52. The Significance of Cereal Stubble and Manure Heaps for Birds Wintering in the Farmland of Eastern Poland

Author:
Goławski Artur; Kasprzykowski Zbigniew
Source:
Ardeola 2011 v.58 no.2 pp. 277-286
ISSN:
0570-7358
Subject:
Emberiza; agricultural land; birds; breeding; habitats; regression analysis; roosting behavior; snowpack; species diversity; stubble; surveys; Poland
Abstract:
... The presence of wintering birds on manure and stubble was studied in the open farmland of eastern Poland. Among the 34 species recorded during transect surveys, 13 were on manure heaps and 16 in stubble fields. Species diversity did not differ significantly between these habitats but there were differences in the densities of individuals. Snow depth had a positive influence on the birds observed o ...
DOI:
10.13157/arla.58.2.2011.277

53. The song of the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Emberiza tahapisi, in the Bamenda Highlands (NW Cameroon)

Author:
Tomasz S. Osiejuk
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2011 v.152 no.3 pp. 651-659
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; acoustics; birds; highlands; males; rocks; trees; vegetation; Cameroon
Abstract:
... In this study, I describe the song of the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Emberiza tahapisi)—a common and widespread species in sub-Saharan Africa. Several aspects of song behaviour were addressed based on recordings of 58 males in the Bamenda Highlands (NW Cameroon). The song of the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting is discontinuous and consists of short (1.2 s on average), relatively broadband (range 2.5–9.2 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-010-0626-5

54. Assessing the implications of the loss of set-aside for farmland birds

Author:
GILLINGS, SIMON; HENDERSON, IAN G.; MORRIS, ANTONY J.; VICKERY, JULIET A.
Source:
Ibis 2010 v.152 no.4 pp. 713-723
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Brassica napus; Emberiza; European Union; agricultural land; biodiversity; birds; breeding; control methods; crops; demography; foraging; habitats; longevity; models; stubble; surveys; winter
Abstract:
... Between 1988 and 2007, set-aside, a European Commission production control measure, took an average of 10% of arable farmland in the EU out of production each year. In 2007, the set-aside rate was set to 0% and the scheme was later abandoned altogether. By assessing associations of farmland birds with set-aside and quantifying the extent of set-aside loss, this study aims to assess the implication ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01058.x

55. The importance of spatial and temporal scale for agri-environment scheme delivery

Author:
SIRIWARDENA, GAVIN M.
Source:
Ibis 2010 v.152 no.3 pp. 515-529
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; agricultural land; birds; crops; edge effects; environmental stewardship; farms; field experimentation; vegetation; winter; England
Abstract:
... There is currently little evidence that wider countryside agri-environment scheme (AES) management has led to population-level benefits for farmland birds and it is timely to consider why this might be the case, so that AES options can be improved if necessary. Two reasons why particular options might not deliver landscape-scale population benefits are that they do not take account of the full tem ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01034.x

56. An inter-regional approach to intraspecific variation in habitat association: Rock Buntings Emberiza cia as a case study

Author:
SÁNCHEZ, SARA; VÁCLAV, RADOVAN; PROKOP, PAVOL
Source:
Ibis 2009 v.151 no.1 pp. 88-98
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; adults; birds; breeding; breeding sites; case studies; environmental factors; grasses; habitats; intraspecific variation; models; nesting; nests; predators; semiarid zones; temperate zones; vegetation; wildlife management; Slovakia; Spain
Abstract:
... The habitat association approach has been increasingly used in ecology to resolve problems in wildlife conservation and management. One problem related to habitat association studies is that they are restricted to small geographical areas within a species' range, and thus they are applicable to only a limited set of environmental conditions utilized by the species. In addition, very few studies ad ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00894.x

57. Habitat selection by Ortolan Buntings Emberiza hortulana in post-fire succession in Catalonia: implications for the conservation of farmland populations

Author:
MENZ, MYLES H.M.; BROTONS, LLUÍS; ARLETTAZ, RAPHAËL
Source:
Ibis 2009 v.151 no.4 pp. 752-761
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; Quercus; agricultural land; birds; breeding; breeding sites; habitat preferences; habitats; landscapes; models; population dynamics; shrubs; wildfires; Europe
Abstract:
... The Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana is a long-distance migrant that has suffered major population declines across much of its European breeding range. While northern populations are bound largely to farmland, Mediterranean populations are largely confined to habitats subject to recurrent wildfires. Habitat selection of the Ortolan Bunting was assessed in a recently burnt area in Catalonia at la ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00961.x

58. Lower annual fecundity in long-distance migrants than in less migratory birds of temperate Europe

Author:
Bruno Bruderer; Volker Salewski
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2009 v.150 no.1 pp. 281-286
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; breeding; clutch size; eggs; fecundity; longevity; migratory behavior; temperate zones; Europe
Abstract:
... We use widely supported handbook data on annual fecundity (clutch size × annual number of normal broods) to obtain indications related to the relative costs of long-distance migration compared to lower levels of migratoriness. Our examples show that the yearly production of eggs in congeneric passerines of similar size from temperate Europe is lower in long-distance migrants than in their less mig ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-008-0348-0

59. Song dialects in the yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella: bioacoustic variation between and within dialects

Author:
Gundula Wonke; Dieter Wallschläger
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2009 v.150 no.1 pp. 117-126
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
Emberiza; animal communication; bioacoustics; birds; hearing; multivariate analysis
Abstract:
... The yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella is a common European bird that sings in dialects that for decades have been distinguished by the existence of one single element (called a “specific”). In this study we looked into other possibilities for dialect discrimination, measuring 24 different variables. For the first time, multivariate statistics were used to discriminate dialect in yellowhammer song. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-008-0326-6

60. Agricultural intensification and farmland birds: new insights from a central European country

Author:
REIF, JIŘÍ; VOŘÍŠEK, PETR; ŠŤASTNÝ, KAREL; BEJČEK, VLADIMÍR; PETR, JIŘÍ
Source:
Ibis 2008 v.150 no.3 pp. 596-605
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Carduelis; Emberiza; Vanellus; agricultural land; arable soils; birds; intensive farming; monitoring; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... The relationship between agricultural intensification and a decline in farmland bird populations is well documented in Europe, but the results are mostly based on data from the western part of the continent. In the former socialist eastern and central European countries, political changes around 1990 resulted in a steep decline in the intensity of agriculture. Therefore, one would expect populatio ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00829.x

61. Habitat selection and reproductive success of Ortolan Buntings Emberiza hortulana on farmland in central Sweden - the importance of habitat heterogeneity

Author:
BERG, ÅKE
Source:
Ibis 2008 v.150 no.3 pp. 565-573
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza; barns; birds; breeds; coppicing; correlation; fledglings; ground vegetation; habitat preferences; habitats; land use; males; pastures; population dynamics; reproductive success; vegetation; Sweden
Abstract:
... Many granivorous birds have shown severe population declines in Europe during recent decades. The aim of the present study was to analyse habitat preferences and reproductive success of one such species, the Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana, in different farmland habitats in south-central Sweden. Four seemingly different land-use types were preferred: permanent set-asides, short rotation coppice ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00825.x

62. Ten new microsatellite loci for the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) and their cross-species applicability among related taxa

Author:
WONKE, G.; WALLSCHLÄGER, D.; MOLL, K.; TIEDEMANN, R.
Source:
Molecular ecology notes 2007 v.7 no.6 pp. 1278-1280
ISSN:
1471-8278
Subject:
Emberiza; alleles; birds; genetic markers; heterozygosity; loci; microsatellite repeats; pedigree
Abstract:
... We describe isolation and characterization of the first microsatellite loci specifically developed for a very common European passerine bird, the yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. Nine out of our 10 loci are polymorphic within the species E. citrinella. Number of alleles ranged from two to 21 per locus and observed heterozygosity between 0.20 and 0.91. Four primer pairs also yielded reproducible r ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01854.x

63. The Swiss agri-environment scheme promotes farmland birds: but only moderately

Author:
Birrer, Simon; Spiess, Martin; Herzog, Felix; Jenny, Markus; Kohli, Lukas; Lugrin, Bernard
Source:
Journal für Ornithologie 2007 v.148 no.2 pp. 295-303
ISSN:
0021-8375
Subject:
Emberiza; Lanius collurio; Muscicapidae; Sylvia communis; agroecosystems; birds; breeding; endangered species; environmental quality; farmers; indicator species; landscapes; lowlands; orchards; population density; population growth; protected species; regression analysis; species diversity; subsidies; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Agricultural production is intensive in the Swiss lowlands, where about half of farmland bird species are on the Red List. A nationwide agri-environment scheme was launched in 1993 to improve biodiversity on farmland. To qualify for subsidies, farmers have to use at least 7% of their farmland as ecological compensation areas (ECAs). We evaluated the effect of the ECAs on three levels. The national ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-007-0237-y

64. Signal value of alternating and overlapping singing in the Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

Author:
Tomasz S. Osiejuk; Katarzyna Ratyńska; Jakub P. Cygan
Source:
Journal of ethology 2004 v.22 no.1 pp. 55-61
ISSN:
0289-0771
Subject:
Emberiza; birds; copulation; males
Abstract:
... Interactive playback experiments were used to study the signal value of alternating and overlapping singing in the Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella. We carried out interactive playback experiments in which 13 males were subjects of two treatments that differed in temporal pattern of playback song delivery (alternating vs overlapping). We measured 12 parameters of males' response, belonging to thre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10164-003-0099-6

65. Reactions of passerine birds to aposematic and non-aposematic firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus; Heteroptera)

Author:
Alice Exnerová; Eva Landová; Pavel Štys; Roman Fuchs; Milena Prokopová; Petra Cehláriková
Source:
Biological journal of the Linnean Society 2003 v.78 no.4 pp. 517-525
ISSN:
0024-4066
Subject:
Aegithalos; Carduelis chloris; Cyanistes caeruleus; Emberiza; Fringilla coelebs; Parus major; Pyrrhocoris apterus; Sylvia atricapilla; Turdus merula; adults; birds; color; granivores; insectivores; insects; mimicry (behavior); omnivores; predators
Abstract:
... In spite of the existence of many experimental studies on the function of warning coloration in insects, little is known about the universality of reactions of different predators towards a particular warning signal. Reactions of nine passerine bird species, namely Parus major, Parus caeruleus, Aegithalos caudatus, Erithacus rubecula, Turdus merula, Sylvia atricapilla, Fringilla coelebs, Carduelis ...
DOI:
10.1046/j.0024-4066.2002.00161.x

66. Clutch Size, Nest Predation, and Distribution of Avian Unequal Competitors in a Patchy Environment

Author:
Andres Pape Moller
Source:
Ecology 1991 v.72 no.4 pp. 1336-1349
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Emberiza; Hirundo rustica; Parus major; Passer domesticus; Pica pica; Sambucus nigra; Turdus merula; Ulmus glabra; agricultural land; birds; breeding; breeding season; clutch size; fledglings; habitats; herbs; nests; predation; reproductive success; risk; trees; yearlings
Abstract:
... I studied reproductive success, nest predation, and most productive clutch size of seven passerine bird species (Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, Great Tit Parus major, European Blackbird Turdus merula, Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, Black billed Magpie Pica pica) breeding in a patchy environment of tree lots in a matrix of farmland. Ha ...
DOI:
10.2307/1941106

67. Patterns of Morphological Evolution in Bird Genera of New World and Old World Peatlands

Author:
Gerald J. Niemi
Source:
Ecology 1985 v.66 no.4 pp. 1215-1228
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Acrocephalus; Cistothorus; Emberiza; Spizella; birds; breeding; coniferous forests; diet; discriminant analysis; evolution; flight; habitats; humerus; legs; new genus; peatlands; shrubs; sternum; Finland; Minnesota
Abstract:
... Morphological convergence is defined in evolutionary ecology as evolution toward similar dimensions of traits in unrelated animals that live in the same or similar environments. Because the genus is a taxonomic unit in which differences among species represent directional changes in morphology from a common ancestor, I look for evidence of morphological convergence by comparing radiations in sets ...
DOI:
10.2307/1939175