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dc.contributor.authorXirouchakis, Stavros M.en
dc.contributor.authorFric, Jakoben
dc.contributor.authorKassara, Christinaen
dc.contributor.authorPortolou, Danaeen
dc.contributor.authorDimalexis, Anastasiosen
dc.contributor.authorKarris, Georgiosen
dc.contributor.authorBarboutis, Christosen
dc.contributor.authorLatsoudis, Panagiotisen
dc.contributor.authorBourdakis, Stratisen
dc.contributor.authorKakalis, Eleftheriosen
dc.contributor.authorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.creatorXirouchakis, Stavros M.en
dc.creatorFric, Jakoben
dc.creatorKassara, Christinaen
dc.creatorPortolou, Danaeen
dc.creatorDimalexis, Anastasiosen
dc.creatorKarris, Georgiosen
dc.creatorBarboutis, Christosen
dc.creatorLatsoudis, Panagiotisen
dc.creatorBourdakis, Stratisen
dc.creatorKakalis, Eleftheriosen
dc.creatorSfenthourakis, Spyrosen
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T12:52:53Z
dc.date.available2019-11-04T12:52:53Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/53451
dc.description.abstractWe gathered data for a four-year period (2004-2007) on the nesting ecology and reproductive performance of Eleonora's falcon in the Aegean Sea. We investigated in an indirect way the relation between clutch size and pre-laying food availability, the significance of site and pair quality on productivity, and the effects of habitat and intraspecific competition on breeding success. Overall, the species selected nest sites sheltered from sun exposure but not from the prevailing wind. Hatching, fledging, and breeding success rates were estimated at 64, 72%, and 60%, respectively. Fledglings per breeding pair ranged from 1.19 to 1.75, and fledglings per successful pair from 1.84 to 2.0, between the years. Productivity depended on parental care rather than nest-site quality. Breeding parameters varied significantly between the years, exhibiting a strong spatial yet local effect. Low success rates were recorded in specific colonies, which were attributed to adverse weather conditions and habitat degradation. Insect food availability prior to egg-laying, estimated via plant biomass, was positively correlated to clutch size. Meanwhile, low wind strengths in August, large distances from the mainland, and population size in the vicinity of the colonies had negative effects on breeding success. Considering data at the Mediterranean scale, a longitudinal trend is observed across the breeding range of this species, with breeding parameters slightly decreasing from west to east. © 2011 The Ecological Society of Japan.en
dc.sourceEcological Researchen
dc.source.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84858795729&doi=10.1007%2fs11284-011-0912-6&partnerID=40&md5=31ce04a2db1e675c0b90cbc9ba9ef7d0
dc.subjectHexapodaen
dc.subjectFalco eleonoraeen
dc.subjectFalconidaeen
dc.subjectMediterranean Seaen
dc.subjectAegean Seaen
dc.subjectnest siteen
dc.subjectraptoren
dc.subjecthabitat qualityen
dc.subjectBreeding parametersen
dc.subjectbreeding siteen
dc.subjectclutch sizeen
dc.subjectfood availabilityen
dc.subjectintraspecific competitionen
dc.subjectmarine environmenten
dc.subjectnesting behavioren
dc.subjectparental careen
dc.subjectParlatoria ziziphien
dc.subjectreproductive potentialen
dc.subjectreproductive successen
dc.titleVariation in breeding parameters of Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) and factors affecting its reproductive performanceen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11284-011-0912-6
dc.description.volume27
dc.description.startingpage407
dc.description.endingpage416
dc.author.facultyΣχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Βιολογικών Επιστημών / Department of Biological Sciences
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.description.notes<p>Cited By :5</p>en
dc.source.abbreviationEcol.Res.en
dc.contributor.orcidSfenthourakis, Spyros [0000-0003-3213-2502]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0003-3213-2502


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