1. The breeding performance of raptors in urban landscapes: a review and meta-analysis

   • Esther F. Kettel
   • Louise K. Gentle
   • Richard W. Yarnell

   Review Open access 08 September 2017 Pages: 1 - 18

   

2. Taxonomic status of the Liberian Greenbul Phyllastrephus leucolepis and the conservation importance of the Cavalla Forest, Liberia

   • J. Martin Collinson
   • Martin Päckert
   • Lincoln Fishpool

   Original Article Open access 12 July 2017 Pages: 19 - 27

   

3. Phylogeny and biogeography of a subclade of mangoes (Aves, Trochilidae)

   • Esther Quintero
   • Utku Perktaş

   Original Article 31 August 2017 Pages: 29 - 46

   

4. Phylogeography of the House Bunting complex: discordance between species limits and genetic markers

   • Manuel Schweizer
   • Hadoram Shirihai
   • Guy M. Kirwan

   Original Article 13 October 2017 Pages: 47 - 61

   

5. Genetic confirmation of the species status of Jabouilleia naungmungensis

   • Swen C. Renner
   • John H. Rappole
   • Martin Päckert

   Original Article Open access 04 September 2017 Pages: 63 - 71

   

6. Analysis of the genetic diversity and structure of the Eastern Marsh Harrier in Japan using mitochondrial DNA

   • Kazuya Nagai
   • Yusuke Takahashi
   • Atsuki Azuma

   Original Article 21 July 2017 Pages: 73 - 78

   

7. Genealogical and niche modeling analyses reveal recent expansion and limited genetic divergence in the Formicivora serrana complex (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)

   • Samantha Palhano
   • Marcos A. Raposo
   • Marcelo Weksler

   Original Article 30 October 2017 Pages: 79 - 92

   

8. Viability selection creates negative heterozygosity–fitness correlations in female Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix

   • Carl D. Soulsbury
   • Christophe Lebigre

   Original Article Open access 28 June 2017 Pages: 93 - 101

   

9. A matter of pipes: Wryneck Jynx torquilla habitat selection and breeding performance in an intensive agroecosystem

   • Giacomo Assandri
   • Andrea Bernardi
   • Mattia Brambilla

   Original Article 24 July 2017 Pages: 103 - 114

   

10. Seasonal changes of the Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia habitat requirements in managed mountain forests (Western Carpathians)

    • Marcin Matysek
    • Robert Gwiazda
    • Zbigniew Bonczar

    Original Article Open access 28 August 2017 Pages: 115 - 127

    

11. The impact of invasive plant management on the foraging ecology of the Warbler Finch (Certhidea olivacea) and the Small Tree Finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) on Galápagos

    • Nikolaus Filek
    • Arno Cimadom
    • Sabine Tebbich

    Original Article Open access 08 August 2017 Pages: 129 - 140

    

12. Sex and breeding status affect prey composition of Harpy Eagles Harpia harpyja

    • Everton B. P. Miranda
    • Edwin Campbell-Thompson
    • Félix Hernán Vargas

    Original Article 17 August 2017 Pages: 141 - 150

    

13. Importance of bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus spp.) in the diet of European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) breeding in oceanic climate

    • Thorsten Krüger

    Original Article 23 August 2017 Pages: 151 - 164

    

14. The trade-off between rapid feather growth and impaired feather quality increases risk of predation

    • A. P. Møller
    • J. T. Nielsen

    Original Article 07 August 2017 Pages: 165 - 171

    

15. Polluted environment does not speed up age-related change in reproductive performance of the Pied Flycatcher

    • Tapio Eeva
    • Silvia Espín
    • Miia Rainio

    Original Article 30 August 2017 Pages: 173 - 182

    

16. Timing of natal nests is an important factor affecting return rates of juvenile Great Reed Warblers

    • Kateřina Sosnovcová
    • Jaroslav Koleček
    • Petr Procházka

    Original Article 08 September 2017 Pages: 183 - 190

    

17. Quantifying the non-breeding provenance of staging Ruffs, Philomachus pugnax, using stable isotope analysis of different tissues

    • Lucie E. Schmaltz
    • A. H. Jelle Loonstra
    • Theunis Piersma

    Original Article 30 August 2017 Pages: 191 - 203

    

18. First tracks of individual Blackcaps suggest a complex migration pattern

    • Dieter Hiemer
    • Volker Salewski
    • Simeon Lisovski

    Original Article 04 September 2017 Pages: 205 - 210

    

19. Cold weather increases winter site fidelity in a group-living passerine

    • Veli-Matti Pakanen
    • Juhani Karvonen
    • Markku Orell

    Original Article 20 October 2017 Pages: 211 - 219

    

20. Social mating system, male parental care contribution and life history traits of a southern Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis platensis) population: a comparison with northern Sedge Wrens (Cistothorus platensis stellaris)

    • Paulo E. Llambías
    • Paula S. Garrido
    • Gustavo J. Fernández

    Original Article 04 September 2017 Pages: 221 - 231

    

21. The effects of genetic relatedness on mate choice and territorial intrusions in a monogamous raptor

    • Edina Nemesházi
    • Krisztián Szabó
    • Szilvia Kövér

    Original Article 04 September 2017 Pages: 233 - 244

    

22. Helpers of the Giant Babax cheat for an immediate reward when they provision the brood

    • Li-Qing Fan
    • Xin-Wei Da
    • Bo Du

    Original Article 18 September 2017 Pages: 245 - 253

    

23. Parents of the Azure-winged Magpie exhibit sex-specific allocation of food to offspring

    • Xin-Wei Da
    • Li-Li Xian
    • Bo Du

    Original Article 25 October 2017 Pages: 255 - 263

    

24. Productivity is related to nest site protection and nesting substrate in a German Osprey population

    • David Canal
    • Virginia Morandini
    • Miguel Ferrer

    Original Article 21 September 2017 Pages: 265 - 273

    

25. Parental investment of male Peregrine Falcons during incubation: influence of experience and weather

    • Iñigo Zuberogoitia
    • Jose Enrique Martínez
    • Jabi Zabala

    Original Article 20 October 2017 Pages: 275 - 282

    

26. Cellular and humoral immunity in two highly demanding energetic life stages: reproduction and moulting in the Chinstrap Penguin

    • María José Palacios
    • Francisco Valera
    • Andrés Barbosa

    Original Article 20 September 2017 Pages: 283 - 290

    

27. The effect of the ectoparasite Carnus hemapterus on immune defence, condition, and health of nestling European Bee-eaters

    • Herbert Hoi
    • Alžbeta Darolová
    • Christine Hoi

    Original Article 07 October 2017 Pages: 291 - 302

    

28. Seasonal body mass fluctuations of captive Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) are consistent with seasonal heterothermy

    • Alyssa Stulberg
    • Mark Myers
    • R. Mark Brigham

    Short Communication 04 September 2017 Pages: 303 - 306

    

29. Male-male pair bonding, nesting and egg incubation in a wild passerine

    • Jennifer Kindel
    • Sarah Legge
    • Jeffrey R. Walters

    Short Communication 04 September 2017 Pages: 307 - 309

30. Hybrids and mixed pairs of Syrian and Great-spotted Woodpeckers in urban populations

    • Tomasz Figarski
    • Łukasz Kajtoch

    Short Communication Open access 06 November 2017 Pages: 311 - 314