Survival of Afro-Palaearctic passerine migrants in western Europe and the impacts of seasonal weather variables

High within-winter and annual survival rates in a declining Afro-Palaearctic migratory bird suggest that wintering conditions do not limit populations

(2015) Emma Blackburn et al.   IBIS

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Usinglme4

(2015) Douglas Bates et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Influence of climate on annual survival of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) breeding in North America

(2014) Belén García-Pérez et al.   AUK

Wind Speed during Migration Influences the Survival, Timing of Breeding, and Productivity of a Neotropical Migrant, Setophaga petechia

(2014) Anna Drake et al.   PLoS One

Climatic effects on breeding grounds are more important drivers of breeding phenology in migrant birds than carry-over effects from wintering grounds

(2013) N. Ockendon et al.   Biology Letters

Recent population declines in Afro-Palaearctic migratory birds: the influence of breeding and non-breeding seasons

(2013) Catriona A. Morrison et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Density-dependent survival and recruitment in a long-distance Palaearctic migrant, the Sand MartinRiparia riparia

(2013) David Norman et al.   IBIS

The decline of Afro-Palaearctic migrants and an assessment of potential causes

(2013) Juliet A. Vickery et al.   IBIS

When and where does mortality occur in migratory birds? Direct evidence from long-term satellite tracking of raptors

(2013) Raymond H. G. Klaassen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Multiple Weather Factors Affect Apparent Survival of European Passerine Birds

(2013) Volker Salewski et al.   PLoS One

El Niño–Southern Oscillation influences annual survival of a migratory songbird at a regional scale

(2012) Joseph A. LaManna et al.   AUK

Carry-over effects of winter climate on spring arrival date and reproductive success in an endangered migratory bird, Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)

(2012) Sarah M. Rockwell et al.   AUK

Tracking migration routes and the annual cycle of a trans-Sahara songbird migrant

(2012) Heiko Schmaljohann et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Declines in British-breeding populations of Afro-Palaearctic migrant birds are linked to bioclimatic wintering zone in Africa, possibly via constraints on arrival time advancement

(2012) Nancy Ockendon et al.   BIRD STUDY

To leave or not to leave: survival trade-offs between different migratory strategies in the greater flamingo

(2012) Ana Sanz-Aguilar et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Migration Routes and Strategies in a Highly Aerial Migrant, the Common Swift Apus apus, Revealed by Light-Level Geolocators

(2012) Susanne Åkesson et al.   PLoS One

Drought in Africa Caused Delayed Arrival of European Songbirds

(2012) A. P. Tottrup et al.   SCIENCE

Breeding and post-breeding responses of woodland birds to modification of habitat structure by deer

(2011) Chas A. Holt et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Optimal bird migration revisited

(2011) Thomas Alerstam   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Demographic response to environmental variation in breeding, stopover and non-breeding areas in a migratory passerine

(2011) Michael Schaub et al.   OECOLOGIA

Rainfall-induced changes in food availability modify the spring departure programme of a migratory bird

(2011) C. E. Studds et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Challenging conservation of migratory species: Sahelian rainfalls drive first-year survival of the vulnerable Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni

(2010) Jean-Baptiste Mihoub et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Spatial and temporal variation in population trends in a long-distance migratory bird

(2010) Catriona A. Morrison et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Spatial heterogeneity in distribution and ecology of Western Palearctic birds

(2010) A. P. Møller et al.   ECOLOGY

Moisture as a determinant of habitat quality for a nonbreeding Neotropical migratory songbird

(2010) Joseph A. M. Smith et al.   ECOLOGY

Modeling spatial variation in avian survival and residency probabilities

(2010) James F. Saracco et al.   ECOLOGY

Ecological conditions in wintering and passage areas as determinants of timing of spring migration in trans-Saharan migratory birds

(2010) David Robson et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Year-Round Tracking of Small Trans-Saharan Migrants Using Light-Level Geolocators

(2010) Erich Bächler et al.   PLoS One

Correlations between El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Changes in Nearctic–Neotropic Migrant Condition in Central America

(2009) Jared D. Wolfe et al.   AUK

Long-term population declines in Danish trans-Saharan migrant birds

(2009) Henning Heldbjerg et al.   BIRD STUDY

Rainfall in arid zones: possible effects of climate change on the population ecology of blue cranes

(2009) Res Altwegg et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Population trends of breeding birds in British woodlands over a 32-year period: relationships with food, habitat use and migratory behaviour

(2009) CHRIS M. HEWSON et al.   IBIS

Avian population consequences of climate change are most severe for long-distance migrants in seasonal habitats

(2009) C. Both et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Population limitation in Palaearctic-African migrant passerines

(2008) STEPHEN R. BAILLIE et al.   IBIS

Survival of British Sedge Warblers Acrocephalus schoenobaenus in relation to west African rainfall

(2008) WILL PEACH et al.   IBIS

Fluctuations in autumn-winter severe storms over the British Isles: 1920 to present

(2008) Rob Allan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Nonlinear impact of climate on survival in a migratory white stork population

(2008) Marie Nevoux et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Assessing Landbird Monitoring Programs and Demographic Causes of Population Trends

(2008) James F. Saracco et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Does climate change explain the decline of a trans-Saharan Afro-Palaearctic migrant?

(2008) J. W. Pearce-Higgins et al.   OECOLOGIA