Species conservation largely depends on knowledge of habitat needs of target species. GIS-
models are increasingly used to assess habitat preferences and distribution of target …

Correlative species distribution models (SDMs) assess relationships between species
distribution data and environmental features, to evaluate the environmental suitability (ES) of …

Climate change has affected the breeding parameters of many animal species. In birds,
most studies have focused on the effects of temperature on clutch phenology and clutch …

The breeding performance of the Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in relation to the
territory characteristics was investigated. The study was conducted in an area of high …

Climate change has affected breeding dates and clutch sizes in many bird species. To date,
most of the studies aimed at assessing the effects of climate change on these phenological …

Nesting in the same breeding area in successive years provides information to help
understand the cues used by birds in habitat selection. Moreover, such information may also …

Populations on the periphery of a species' range may experience more severe
environmental conditions relative to populations closer to the core of the range. As a …

Breeding success in birds is seriously affected by predation, although behaviourist extent
can be modified by the weather, its mechanisms are not well understood. Analysis of the …

Populations of many bird species strongly declined in Western Europe in the late twentieth
century. One such species is the Red-backed Shrike in the Netherlands. In one of the last …

Accepted: 09. July 2013/Available online: 26. December 2013/Printed: June 2014 Abstract.
This study was conducted in two different Mediterranean areas of central Greece and aimed …