Age, arrival date and reproductive success of male American redstarts Setophaga ruticilla

GA Lozano, S Perreault, RE Lemon - Journal of avian biology, 1996‏ - JSTOR
We tested whether the age-related differences in reproductive success in male American
Redstarts are caused by differences in date of arrival on the breeding grounds. By relating …

Female-biased philopatry, monogamy, and the timing of pair formation in migratory waterfowl

FC Rohwer, MG Anderson - Current ornithology, 1988‏ - Springer
Waterfowl (family Anatidae) provide several exceptions to more typical avian breeding
systems. One exception is their system of parental care, wherein highly precocial young …

Effects of Spring Body Condition and Age on Reproduction in Mallards (Anas Platyrhynchos)

JH Devries, RW Brook, DW Howerter, MG Anderson - The Auk, 2008‏ - academic.oup.com
We explored predictive models relating body condition and age to nesting propensity, timing
of nest initiation, clutch size of first nests, aggregated nest survival, hatching success, and …

Raptor floaters at Moffat's equilibrium

WG Hunt - Oikos, 1998‏ - JSTOR
Explanations of population size often invoke density-dependent reductions in fecundity and
survival under conditions of Malthusian growth. An alternative, that territorial bird numbers …

Understanding the demographic drivers of realized population growth rates

DN Koons, TW Arnold, M Schaub - Ecological Applications, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Identifying the demographic parameters (eg, reproduction, survival, dispersal) that most
influence population dynamics can increase conservation effectiveness and enhance …

Reproductive success of short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris in relation to their age and breeding experience

RD Wooller, JS Bradley, IJ Skira, DL Serventy - The Journal of Animal …, 1990‏ - JSTOR
(1) The proportion of eggs laid by short-tailed shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck)
that produced free-flying young increased with increasing breeding experience from an …

Declining scaup populations: a retrospective analysis of long-term population and harvest survey data

AD Afton, MG Anderson - The Journal of wildlife management, 2001‏ - JSTOR
We examined long-term databases concerning population status of scaup (lesser [Aythya
affinis] and greater scaup [A. marila] combined) and harvest statistics of lesser scaup to …

Declining scaup populations: issues, hypotheses, and research needs

JE Austin, AD Afton, MG Anderson, RG Clark… - Wildlife Society …, 2000‏ - JSTOR
The population estimate for greater (Aythya marila) and lesser (Aythya affinis) scaup
(combined) has declined dramatically since the early 1980s to record lows in 1998. The …

Nutrient Reserves of Lesser Scaup (Aythya Affinis) During Spring Migration in the Mississippi Flyway: A Test of the Spring Condition Hypothesis

MJ Anteau, AD Afton - The Auk, 2004‏ - academic.oup.com
The continental scaup population (Lesser [Aythya affinis] and Greater [A. marila] combined)
has declined markedly since 1978. One hypothesis for the population decline states that …

The effects of territory quality on age-dependent reproductive performance in the northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe

T Pärt - Animal Behaviour, 2001‏ - Elsevier
Age differences in access to high-quality resources and its relation to nest predation risk
have generally been neglected in efforts to explain why old individuals have a higher …