Planet of Birds

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 3 abstract The aims of this article are 1) to study the effect of mortality at power lines on a White Stork population and 2) to know which are the risky factors on both collision and electrocution incidents in a humanised area. Location: Study area was located at South-eastern […]

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 10 abstract Relationships between the parental quality and reproductive performance have been studied in many birds, but not in Ciconiiformes so far. We hypothesised that parental condition of White Storks Ciconia ciconia affects both parental care and breeding success. To examine our hypothesis we assessed body mass of White […]

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 2 abstract […]. According to our data, refuse dumps provide a staple food for storks throughout the year, but expose some birds, especially the juveniles, to the potential consumption of plastics and other potentially dangerous materials. Due to the healthy and increasing Spanish White Stork population to a certain […]

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 4 abstract Aims: The PHA skin-testing technique has become a widespread way of studying the ecological and evolutionary implications of T-cell mediated immunity (CMI) in birds. Several breeding and individual traits have been found to be related to CMI. However, it is not known how consistent these relationships are […]

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 12 abstract The environmental conditions that migratory birds experience during their stay at different locations throughout the year can have significant impact on the variation of annual survival rates. Because migrants often crowd during non-breeding, environmental conditions can affect survival rates of individuals originating from different breeding populations, thus […]

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 1 abstract The development of thermoregulation abilities in White Stork Ciconia ciconia nestlings was examined. Our results showed that body mass, and not age, was the best predictor for thermoregulatory ability despite what was found in passerines. White Stork nestlings did not develop their thermoregulatory abilities abruptly since their […]

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Science Article 6 abstract For over a decade, we have been using satellite tracking to study the migration of white storks (Ciconia ciconia) alongtheir eastern migration route from Europe to southern Africa. About 120 individuals have been monitored by satellite-trackingto determine the route of the journey, choice of staging areas and […]