Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 16 abstract Genetic, environmental and maternal effects can all affect the phenotypic expression of a trait.Through cross-fostering experiments in nesting birds, variation due to genetic and environmentaleffects can be partitioned and identified as being due to nest of origin and nest ofrearing in a two-factor nested analysis of variance […]
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Effect of habitat and latitude on nestling diet of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 13 abstract Composition and diversity of the nestling diet of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca was compared among 17 European study areas that differed in habitat type (deciduous or coniferous forest). The most abundant foods were butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), with a high proportion of caterpillars. The proportions of beetles […]
Effect of habitat and latitude on nestling diet of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 13 abstract Composition and diversity of the nestling diet of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca was compared among 17 European study areas that differed in habitat type (deciduous or coniferous forest). The most abundant foods were butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), with a high proportion of caterpillars. The proportions of beetles […]
Provisioning response to manipulation of apparent predation danger by parental Pied Flycatchers
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 3 abstract We tested whether nest visitation rate of parent pied Flycatch ers (Ficedula hypoleuca) is decreased by an experimentally increased predation risk. We simulated predation risk by placing a stuffed Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinzm) in the nest vicinity and by playback of pygmy owl’s whistling. We used Blackbird […]
Provisioning response to manipulation of apparent predation danger by parental Pied Flycatchers
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 3 abstract We tested whether nest visitation rate of parent pied Flycatch ers (Ficedula hypoleuca) is decreased by an experimentally increased predation risk. We simulated predation risk by placing a stuffed Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinzm) in the nest vicinity and by playback of pygmy owl’s whistling. We used Blackbird […]
From mating to laying: genetic and environmental variation in mating dates and prelaying periods of female pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 2 abstract The duration of the period comprised between mating and the onset of laying and its correlates and consequences for aspects of female breeding performance are investigated in a population of pied flycatchers studied for 5 years. That duration may represent a compromise between the selective pressure on […]
Parental care in Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca: Energy expenditure in relation to plumage colour and mating status
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 11 abstract Females may benefit from expending more resources in care of offspring sired by sexually attractive males than by those of unattractive males in species with biparental care. Attractive males may therefore reduce their share of parental expenditure to increase own survivorship and to further mating success. On […]
Parental care in Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca: Energy expenditure in relation to plumage colour and mating status
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 11 abstract Females may benefit from expending more resources in care of offspring sired by sexually attractive males than by those of unattractive males in species with biparental care. Attractive males may therefore reduce their share of parental expenditure to increase own survivorship and to further mating success. On […]
Environmental restrictions on reproduction in the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 9 abstract I compared two populations of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca breeding in a coniferous forest with adverse weather conditions (‘marginal habitat’) and in a deciduous forest with a more favourable climate (‘good habitat’). Female mass was significantly larger during the reproductive cycle in the ‘good habitat’. The incubation […]
Environmental restrictions on reproduction in the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca.
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Science Article 9 abstract I compared two populations of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca breeding in a coniferous forest with adverse weather conditions (‘marginal habitat’) and in a deciduous forest with a more favourable climate (‘good habitat’). Female mass was significantly larger during the reproductive cycle in the ‘good habitat’. The incubation […]