Does rainfall affect the productivity of the Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata) during the breeding period in Mediterranean environments? Josep BoschJosé Enrique MartínezMaría Victoria Jiménez-Franco Review 01 January 2015 Pages: 1 - 8
The ethology and life history of birds: the forgotten contributions of Oskar, Magdalena and Katharina Heinroth Karl Schulze-HagenTimothy R. Birkhead Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 9 - 18
Forest development phases as an integrating tool to describe habitat preferences of breeding birds in lowland beech forests Heike BegeholdMichael RzannyMartin Flade Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 19 - 29
Erratum to: Forest development phases as an integrating tool to describe habitat preferences of breeding birds in lowland beech forests Heike BegeholdMichael RzannyMartin Flade Erratum 01 January 2015 Pages: 31 - 34
Survival, reproduction, and immigration explain the dynamics of a local Red-backed Shrike population in the Netherlands Lia HemerikMarten GeertsmaChris Klok Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 35 - 46
Immature dunlins Calidris alpina migrate towards wintering grounds later than adults in years of low breeding success Włodzimierz Meissner Original Article Open access 01 January 2015 Pages: 47 - 53
The function of seasonal song in a tropical resident species, the Red-throated Ant-tanager (Habia fuscicauda) Ioana ChiverBridget J. M. StutchburyEugene S. Morton Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 55 - 63
Juvenile sexual dimorphism, dichromatism and condition-dependent signaling in a bird species with early pair bonds Adrian SurmackiJanusz StępniewskiMałgorzata Stępniewska Original Article Open access 01 January 2015 Pages: 65 - 73
Utilisation of intertidal mudflats by the Dunlin Calidris alpina in relation to microphytobenthic biofilms Sigrid DrouetVincent TurpinPriscilla Decottignies Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 75 - 83
Population genetic structure of the Atlantic Forest endemic Conopophaga lineata (Passeriformes: Conopophagidae) reveals a contact zone in the Atlantic Forest Gisele Pires Mendonça DantasEloisa Helena Reis SariFabrício Rodrigues Santos Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 85 - 99
Factors affecting leucocyte profiles in the little auk, a small Arctic seabird Dariusz JakubasKatarzyna Wojczulanis-JakubasAnna Kośmicka Original Article Open access 01 January 2015 Pages: 101 - 111
New cue-conflict experiments suggest a leading role of visual cues in the migratory orientation of Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca Dimitri GiunchiLorenzo VanniFrancesca Biondi Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 113 - 121
Seize the night: European Blackbirds (Turdus merula) extend their foraging activity under artificial illumination Anja RussAnnika RügerReinhard Klenke Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 123 - 131
Changes in phytohaemagglutinin skin-swelling responses during the breeding season in a multi-brooded species, the Eurasian Tree Sparrow: do males with higher testosterone levels show stronger immune responses? Dongming LiYinchao HaoYuefeng Wu Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 133 - 141
Relationships between plumage coloration, diet diversity, and winter body condition in the Lesser Goldfinch Melanie Frincke-CraigJessi L. BrownChris R. Feldman Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 143 - 151
Influence of agri-environment scheme options on territory settlement by Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) and Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) Malcolm D. BurgessJenny A. BrightWill Peach Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 153 - 163
Divergence of vocal culture among isolated alpine habitats is inconsistent among three Oscine species Anthony C. DalisioWilliam E. JensenTimothy H. Parker Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 165 - 178
High nest survival and productivity of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus breeding on urban brownfield sites Johannes KampAnneka PelsterKristian Mantel Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 179 - 190
Adjusting migration schedules at stopping sites: time strategy of a long-distance migratory shorebird during northward migration He-Bo PengNing HuaZhijun Ma Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 191 - 199
A quantitative PCR protocol for detecting specific Haemoproteus lineages: molecular characterization of blood parasites in a Sedge Warbler population from southern Poland Aleksandra BiedrzyckaMagdalena MigalskaWojciech Bielański Original Article Open access 01 January 2015 Pages: 201 - 208
Life history traits associated with low annual fecundity in a central African Parid: the Stripe-breasted Tit Parus fasciiventer Phil ShawNarsensius OwoyesigireDavid Ebbutt Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 209 - 221
Light intensity alters the stimulatory effects of long photoperiod, but does not alter critical photoperiod in the Indian Weaver Bird (Ploceus philippinus) Sanjay Kumar BhardwajRohit Kumar Pandey Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 223 - 229
Effects on rural House Sparrow and Tree Sparrow populations by experimental nest-site addition Maria von PostHenrik G. Smith Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 231 - 237
Bird flight initiation distances in relation to distance from human settlements in a Tanzanian floodplain habitat Linn M. BjørvikSvein DaleStein R. Moe Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 239 - 246
Breeding origin and spatial distribution of migrant and resident harriers in a Mediterranean wintering area: insights from isotopic analyses, ring recoveries and species distribution modelling Laura CardadorJoan NavarroSanti Mañosa Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 247 - 256
Three stages of post mortem opisthotonus uniquely captured in the dinosaur Sinosauropteryx Theagarten Lingham-Soliar Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 257 - 262
A review of the distribution of Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) dialects in Europe reveals the lack of a clear macrogeographic pattern Tereza PetruskováLucie DiblíkováAdam Petrusek Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 263 - 273
Stem group galliform and stem group psittaciform birds (Aves, Galliformes, Paraortygidae, and Psittaciformes, family incertae sedis) from the Middle Eocene of Namibia Cécile Mourer-ChauviréMartin PickfordBrigitte Senut Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 275 - 286
Effects of fen management on bird communities in north-eastern Germany Sebastian GörnFrank SchulzeKlaus Fischer Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 287 - 296
Low nest survival of a breeding shorebird in Bohai Bay, China Pinjia QueYajing ChangZhengwang Zhang Original Article 01 January 2015 Pages: 297 - 307
Pheomelanin-based colouration is correlated with indices of flying strategies in the Barn Owl Motti CharterYossi LeshemAlexandre Roulin Short Note 01 January 2015 Pages: 309 - 312
Post-breeding migration of Night Herons Nycticorax nycticorax tracked by GPS/GSM transmitters Mateusz LedwońJacek Betleja Short Note Open access 01 January 2015 Pages: 313 - 316
Increased hormonal stress reactions induced in an Alpine Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) population by winter sports Nicoletta FormentiRoberto ViganóRupert Palme Short Note 01 January 2015 Pages: 317 - 321
Assimilation efficiency of the Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio fed Strelitzia nicolai arils Amy-Leigh WilsonAdam ShuttleworthColleen T. Downs Short Note 01 January 2015 Pages: 323 - 326
Bacteria on nestling skin in relation to growth in pied flycatchers Sonia González-BraojosAna I. VelaJuan Moreno Short Note 01 January 2015 Pages: 327 - 330
Erratum to: Variation and long-term trends in the timing of breeding of different Eurasian populations of Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Jiří PorkertSergey GashkovAntero Järvinen Erratum 01 January 2015 Pages: 331 - 332