What is individual quality? An evolutionary perspective

AJ Wilson, DH Nussey - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2010 - cell.com
In studies of population ecology, demography and life history evolution, among-individual
differences in traits associated with survival and reproduction are often attributed to variation …

[LLIBRE][B] The golden eagle

J Watson - 2010 - books.google.com
This comprehensive monograph is a second edition of one of the most popular Poyser
monographs. It covers all aspects of this spectacular eagle's biology and ecology, including …

Competitive interactions and resource partitioning between northern spotted owls and barred owls in western Oregon

JD Wiens, RG Anthony, ED Forsman - Wildlife Monographs, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The federally threatened northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is the focus of
intensive conservation efforts that have led to much forested land being reserved as habitat …

Density‐dependent productivity depression in pyrenean bearded vultures: implications for conservation

M Carrete, JA Donázar, A Margalida - Ecological Applications, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of many conservation programs is to increase population size by
improving a species' survival and reproduction. However, density dependence of …

Floater strategies and dynamics in birds, and their importance in conservation biology: towards an understanding of nonbreeders in avian populations

V Penteriani, M Ferrer, MM Delgado - 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past 40 years, the study of animal populations has shifted from a relatively simple
science that assumed the most crucial regulating mechanisms were the intrinsic properties …

Density dependence in ducks: a review of the evidence

G Gunnarsson, J Elmberg, H Pöysä, P Nummi… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Density dependence (DD) is a central concept in population ecology and in the
management of harvested populations. For example, DD underpins the idea of additive …

Mortality at wind-farms is positively related to large-scale distribution and aggregation in griffon vultures

M Carrete, JA Sánchez-Zapata, JR Benítez… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Wind-farms have negative impacts on the environment, mainly through habitat destruction
and bird mortality, making it urgent to design predictive tools to use in landscape planning. A …

Survival in a long‐lived territorial migrant: effects of life‐history traits and ecological conditions in wintering and breeding areas

JM Grande, D Serrano, G Tavecchia, M Carrete… - Oikos, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Despite its key role in population dynamics and evolutionary ecology, little is known about
factors sha** survival in long‐lived territorial species. Here, we assessed several …

Habitat, human pressure, and social behavior: Partialling out factors affecting large-scale territory extinction in an endangered vulture

M Carrete, JM Grande, JL Tella… - Biological …, 2007 - Elsevier
Extinctions are often the result of multiple factors that are difficult to disentangle and so
methods for identifying simple and combined types of extinctions are valuable for both basic …

Predicting and correcting electrocution of birds in Mediterranean areas

A Tintó, J Real, S Mañosa - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Bird electrocution on power lines is an important conservation problem that affects many
endangered species. We surveyed 3,869 pylons in the Barcelona Pre‐littoral Mountains …