Breeding performance, natal dispersal, and nest site fidelity of the three-toed woodpecker in the German Alps

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-176

  Pechacek, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; NATAL DISPERSAL; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE FIDELITY;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

PICIDAE; PICOIDES TRIDACTYLUS;

EID: 33646676759     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (67)

1. Andretzke, H., Schikore, T. & Schröder, K. 2005: Artsteckbriefe. - In: Südbeck, P., Andretzke, H., Fischer, S., Gedeon, K., Schikore, T., Schröder, K. & Sudfeldt, Ch. (eds.), Methodenstandards zur Erfassung der Brutvögel Deutschlands: 135-695. Mugler Druck-Service, Radolfzell.
2. Avery, M. J. & Krebs, J. R. 1984: Temperature and foraging success of great tits Parus major hunting for spiders. - Ibis 126: 33-38.
3. Bairlein, F. 1996: Ökologie der Vögel. - Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Jena, Lübeck, Ulm.
4. Blondel, J., Dias, P. C., Maistre, M. & Perret, P. 1993: Habitat heterogeneity and life-history variation of Mediterranean blue tits (Parus caeruleus). - Auk 11: 511-520.
5. Bürkli, W., Juon, M. & Ruge, K. 1975: Zur Biologie des Dreizehenspechtes Picoides tridactylus. 5. Beobachtungen zur Führungszeit und zur Grösse des Aktionsgebietes. - Orn. Beob. 72: 23-28.
6. Bütler, R., Angelstam, P., Ekelund, P. & Schlaepfer, R. 2004: Dead wood threshold values for the three-toed woodpecker in boreal and sub-Alpine forests. - Biol. Conserv. 119: 305-318.
7. Cramp, S. (ed.) 1985: Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, vol. IV, The birds of the Western Paleartic. - Oxford, New York.
8. Crick, H. Q. P., Gibbons, D. W. & Magrath, R. D. 1993: Seasonal changes in clutch size in British birds. - J. Anim. Ecol. 62: 263-273.
9. Daan, S., Dijkstra, C., Drent, R. & Meijer, T. 1988: Food supply and the annual timing of avian reproduction. - Proc. Int. Ornithol. Congr. XIX: 392-407.
10. Fayt, P. 2002: Time of natal dispersal and reproductive decisions of the three-toed woodpecker under varying food conditions. - Forschungsbericht 48, Nationalparkverwaltung Berchtesgaden: 35-48.
11. Fayt, P. 2006: Reproductive decisions of boreal three-toed woodpeckers (Picoides tridactylus) in a warming world: from local responses to global population dynamics. - Ann. Zool. Fennici 43: 118-130.
12. Fowler, G. S. 1995: Stages of age related reproductive success in birds: simultaneous effects of age, pair bond duration and reproductive experience. - Am. Zool. 35: 318-328.
13. Hall, L. S., Krausman, P. R. & Morrison, M. L. 1997: The habitat concept and a plea for standard terminology. - Wildl. Soc. Bull. 25: 173-182.
14. Hogstad, O. & Stenberg, I. 1997: Breeding success, nestling diet and parental care in the white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos. - J. Ornithol. 138: 25-38.
15. Hudec, K. (ed.) 1983: Fauna CSSR, vol. 3/I, Ptaci. - Academia. Praha.
16. Jackson, J. A. 1976: How to determine the status of a woodpecker nest. - Living Bird 15: 205-221.
17. Jackson, J. A. & Jackson, B. J. S. 2004: Ecological relationships between fungi and woodpecker cavity sites. - Condor 106: 37-49.
18. Jacobs, W. & Renner, M. 1988: Biologie und Ökologie der Insekten. - Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart.
19. Koenig, W. D. 1986: Geographical ecology of clutch size variation in North American woodpeckers. - Condor 88: 499-504.
20. Konnert, V. 2000: Gemeinsame Auswertung der ersten und zweiten permanenten Stichproben-Inventur. - Nationalpark Berchtesgaden Forschungsbericht 43: 3-92.
21. Kristin, A., Hoi, H., Valera, F. & Hoi, Ch. 2000: Breeding biology and breeding success of the lesser grey strike Lanius minor in a stable and dense population. - Ibis 142: 305-311.
22. Lack, D. 1950: The breeding seasons in European birds. - Ibis 92: 288-316.
23. Lobinger, G. 1994: Die Lufttemperatur als limitierender Faktor für die Schwärmaktivität zweier rindenbrütender Fichtenborkenkä ferarten, Ips typographus L. und Pityogenes chalcographus L. (Col., Scolytidae). - Anz. Schädlingskde., Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz 67: 14-17.
24. Martin, T. E. 1987: Food as a limit on breeding birds: a life history perspective. - Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 18: 453-487.
25. Martin, T. E. & Li, P. 1992: Life history traits of open- versus cavity nesting birds. - Ecology 73: 579-592.
26. Matthysen, E. 1989: Fledging dates of Nuthatches Sitta europaea in relation to age, territory quality and individual variation. - Bird study 36: 134-140.
27. McGraw, K. J. & Hill, G. E. 2004: Mate attentiveness, seasonal timing of breeding and long-term pair bonding in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). - Behaviour 141: 1-13.
28. Michalek, K. G., Auer, J. A. & Winkler, H. 1999: Natal dispersal and returning of former nestlings in monogamous great spotted woodpecker (Picoides major) and middle spotted woodpecker (Picoides medius). - Tichodroma 12 (suppl. 1): 122-133.
29. Mikusiński, G. & Angelstam, P. 1997: European woodpeckers and anthropogenic habitat change: a review. - Vogelwelt 118: 277-283.
30. Nilsson, J.-A. 1989a: Causes and consequences of natal dispersal in the marsh tit, Parus palustris. - J. Avian Ecol. 58: 619-636.
31. Nilsson J.-A. 1989b: Establishment of juvenile marsh tits in winter flocks: an experimental study. - Anim. Behav. 38: 586-595.
32. Nilsson, J.-A. 1991: Clutch size determination in the marsh tit (Parus palustris). - Ecology 72: 1757-1762.
33. Nilsson, J.-A. & Smith, H. G. 1988: Effects of dispersal date on winter flock establishment and social dominance in the marsh tit (Parus palustris). - J. Anim. Ecol. 57: 917-928.
34. Nisbet, I. C. T. 1973: Courtship feeding, egg-size and breeding success in common terns. - Nature 241: 141-142.
35. Pasinelli, G. 1999: Relations between habitat structure, space use and breeding success of the middle spotted woodpecker. - Ph.D. thesis, Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
36. Pasinelli, G. 2001. Breeding performance of the middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos medius in relation to weather and territory quality. - Ardea 89: 353-361.
37. Pechacek, P. 1995: Spechte (Picidae) im Nationalpark Berchtesgaden. - Forschungsbericht 31, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden: 1-183.
38. Pechacek, P. 2001: Tree selection for roosting and nesting in the three-toed woodpecker: consequences for forest management. - In: Field, R., Warren, R. J., Okarma, H. & Sievert, P. R. (eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Wildlife Management Congress: 15-18. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda.
39. Pechacek, P. 2004: Spacing behavior of Eurasian three-toed woodpeckers (Picoides tridactylus) during the breeding season in Germany. - Auk 121: 58-67.
40. Pechacek, P. 2005: Use of a non-stop video surveillance to monitor breeding activity of primary cavity nesters in remote areas. - Acta ethol. 15: 1-4.
41. Pechacek, P. & Kristin, A. 2004: Comparative diets of adult and young three-toed woodpeckers in a European alpine community. - J. Wildl. Manage. 68: 683-693.
42. Pechacek, P., Michalek, K. G., Winkler, H. & Blomqvist, D. 2005: Monogamy with exceptions: Social and genetic mating system in a bird species with high parental care. - Behaviour 142: 1093-1114.
43. Pechacek, P., Michalek, K. G., Winkler, H. & Blomqvist, D. 2006: Classical polyandry found in the three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus. - J. Ornithol. 147: 112-114.
44. Perrins, C. M. 1991: Tits and their caterpillar food supply. - Ibis 133 (suppl. 1): 49-54.
45. Perrins, C. M. 1996: Eggs, egg formation and the timing of breeding. - Ibis 138: 2-15.
46. Perrins, C. M. & McCleery, R. H. 1989: Laying date and clutch size in the great tit. - Wilson Bull. 101: 236-253.
47. Price, T., Kirkpatrick, M. & Arnold, S. J. 1988: Directional selection and the evolution of breeding date in birds. - Science 240: 798-799.
48. Rall, H. 1990: Waldinventur und Waldpflegeplanung im Nationalpark Berchtesgaden 1983-1986. - Forschungsbericht 20, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden: 21-107.
49. Reed, M. J., Doerr, P. D. & Walters, J. R. 1988: Minimum viable population size of the Red-cockaded woodpecker. - J. Wildl. Manage. 52: 385-391.
50. Ruge, K. 1971: Zur Biologie des Dreizehenspechtes Picoides tridactylus. Beobachtungen während der Brutzeit. - Orn. Beob. 68: 256-271.
51. Ruge, K. 1974: Zur Biologie des Dreizehenspechtes Picoides tridactylus. 4. Brutbiologische und brutökologische Daten aus der Schweiz. - Orn. Beob. 71: 303-311.
52. Ruge, K., Andris K. & Görze, H.-J. 2000: Der Dreizehenspecht im Schwarzwald - Stetigkeit der Besiedlung, Höhlenbäume, Bruterfolg. - Orn. Mitt. 9: 301-308.
53. Saether, B. E. 1990: Age-specific variation in reproductive performance of birds. - Current Ornithology 7: 251-283.
54. Schmidt, K. H. 1984: Frühjahrstemperaturen und Legebeginn bei Meisen (Parus). - J. Ornithol. 125: 321-331.
55. Short, L. L. 1979: Burdens of the picid hole-excavating cavities. - Wilson Bull. 91: 16-28.
56. Sinclair, A. R. E. 1989: Population regulation in animals. - In: Cherret, J. M. (ed.), Ecological concepts: 197-241. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
57. Smith, H. G. 1993: Seasonal decline in clutch size of the marsh tit (Parus palustris) in relation to date-specific survival of offspring. - Auk 110: 889-899.
58. Svensson, E. 1997: Natural selection on avian breeding time: causality, fecundity-dependent, and fecundity-independent selection. - Evolution 51: 1276-1283.
59. Tucker, G. M. & Heath, M. F. 1994: Birds in Europe: their conservation status. - BirdLife International, Cambridge.
60. Van Horne, B. 1983: Density as a misleading indicator of habitat quality. - J. Wildl. Manage. 47: 893-901.
61. Wesołowski, T. 1998: Timing and synchronisation of breeding in a marsh tit Parus palustris population from a primaeval forest. - Ardea 86: 89-100.
62. Wiebe, K. L. 2001: Microclimate of tree cavity nests: Is it important for reproductive success in northern flickers? - Auk 118: 412-421.
63. Wiktander, U. 1998: Reproduction and survival in the lesser spotted woodpecker. - Ph.D. thesis, Lund University, Sweden.
64. Wiktander, U., Olsson, O. & Nilsson, S. G. 2001: Annual and seasonal reproductive trends in the lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos minor. - Ibis 143: 72-82.
65. Winkler, H. & Christie, D. A. 2002: Family Picidae (woodpeckers). - In: Del Hoyo, J., Elliott A. & Sargatal, J. (eds.), Handbook of the birds of the world, vol. 7, jacamars to woodpeckers: 296-555. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
66. Winkler, H., Christie, D. A. & Nurney, D. 1995: Woodpeckers. A guide to the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks of the World. - Pica Press, Sussex.
67. Wright, J. & Cuthill, I. 1992: Monogamy in European starling. - Behaviour 120: 262-285.