1. Reproductive biology of the European Cuckoo Cuculus canorus: early insights, persistent errors and the acquisition of knowledge

   • Karl Schulze-Hagen
   • Bard G. Stokke
   • Tim R. Birkhead

   Review 07 October 2008 Pages: 1 - 16

2. Vocal types in crossbill populations (Loxia spp.) of Southwest Europe

   • Marc I. Förschler
   • Elisabeth K. V. Kalko

   Original Article 04 June 2008 Pages: 17 - 27

   

3. Nest placement and nesting success in two finch species colonizing a recently established plantation in an arid region

   • Fares Khoury
   • Mohammed Janaydeh
   • Abdel Razzaq Al-Hmoud

   Original Article 10 June 2008 Pages: 29 - 37

   

4. The response of the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus to climate change

   • Andrzej Dyrcz
   • Lucyna Halupka

   Original Article 04 June 2008 Pages: 39 - 44

   

5. Phylogeography of the Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa: substructuring revealed by mtDNA control region sequences

   • Jacob Höglund
   • Tomas Johansson
   • Hans Schekkerman

   Original Article 13 June 2008 Pages: 45 - 53

   

6. Breeding biology of Coquerel’s Coua (Coua coquereli) in Western Madagascar

   • Philippe Chouteau
   • Miguel Pedrono

   Original Article 06 June 2008 Pages: 55 - 60

   

7. A flyway perspective on food resource abundance in a long-distance migrant, the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)

   • Céline Arzel
   • Johan Elmberg
   • Jean-Baptiste Nogues

   Original Article 10 June 2008 Pages: 61 - 73

   

8. Predicting the distribution of the crested tinamous, Eudromia spp. (Aves, Tinamiformes)

   • Fermín Echarri
   • Claudia Tambussi
   • Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche

   Original Article 03 June 2008 Pages: 75 - 84

   

9. Seasonal patterns of habitat selection of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus in the urban landscape of Valencia (Spain)

   • Enrique Murgui

   Original Article 06 June 2008 Pages: 85 - 94

   

10. Using recruitment age, territorial fidelity and dispersal as decisive tools in the conservation and management of peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) populations: the case of a healthy population in Northern Spain

    • Iñigo Zuberogoitia
    • Jose Antonio Martínez
    • Jabi Zabala

    Original Article 04 June 2008 Pages: 95 - 101

    

11. Brood-guarding behaviour in Cory’s Shearwaters Calonectris diomedea

    • Paulo Catry
    • Rafael Matias
    • José Pedro Granadeiro

    Original Article 13 June 2008 Pages: 103 - 108

    

12. Using eggshell membranes as a non-invasive tool to investigate the source of nutrients in avian eggs

    • Steffen Oppel
    • Abby N. Powell
    • Diane M. O’Brien

    Original Article 07 August 2008 Pages: 109 - 115

    

13. Song dialects in the yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella: bioacoustic variation between and within dialects

    • Gundula Wonke
    • Dieter Wallschläger

    Original Article 18 June 2008 Pages: 117 - 126

    

14. Reproductive success of wild Lesser Rheas (Pterocnemia -Rhea- pennata pennata) in north-western Patagonia, Argentina

    • Fernando R. Barri
    • Monica B. Martella
    • Joaquín L. Navarro

    Original Article 25 June 2008 Pages: 127 - 132

    

15. Mortality of Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa and Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus chicks in wet grasslands: influence of predation and agriculture

    • Hans Schekkerman
    • Wolf Teunissen
    • Ernst Oosterveld

    Original Article 16 July 2008 Pages: 133 - 145

    

16. Census methods for White stork (Ciconia ciconia): bias in sampling effort related to the frequency and date of nest visits

    • José I. Aguirre
    • Pablo Vergara

    Original Article 08 July 2008 Pages: 147 - 153

    

17. A higher-level taxonomy for hummingbirds

    • Jimmy A. McGuire
    • Christopher C. Witt
    • Douglas L. Altshuler

    Original Paper 05 August 2008 Pages: 155 - 165

    

18. Directed dispersal of mistletoe (Plicosepalus acaciae) by Yellow-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)

    • Adam K. Green
    • David Ward
    • Megan E. Griffiths

    Original Article 12 July 2008 Pages: 167 - 173

    

19. Incubation scheduling by Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic

    • Mark L. Mallory

    Original Article 30 July 2008 Pages: 175 - 181

    

20. Variation in home-range size and movements of wintering dabbling ducks

    • Pierre Legagneux
    • Christine Blaize
    • Vincent Bretagnolle

    Original Article 10 July 2008 Pages: 183 - 193

    

21. Within-brood social status and consequences for winter hierarchies amongst Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ducklings

    • Maud Poisbleau
    • Matthieu Guillemain
    • Joan David

    Original Article Open access 16 July 2008 Pages: 195 - 204

    

22. The Taiwan Firecrest (Regulus goodfellowi) belongs to the Goldcrest assemblage (Regulus regulus s. l.): evidence from mitochondrial DNA and the territorial song of the Regulidae

    • Martin Päckert
    • Jochen Martens
    • Lucia Liu Severinghaus

    Original Article 05 August 2008 Pages: 205 - 220

    

23. Influence of ground predators and water levels on Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding success in two continental wetlands

    • Jochen Bellebaum
    • Christoph Bock

    Original Article 09 October 2008 Pages: 221 - 230

    

24. Do Tengmalm’s Owls alter parental feeding effort under varying conditions of main prey availability?

    • Markéta Zárybnická
    • Ondřej Sedláček
    • Erkki Korpimäki

    Original Article 14 October 2008 Pages: 231 - 237

    

25. Reduced abundance of raptors in radioactively contaminated areas near Chernobyl

    • Anders Pape Møller
    • Timothy A. Mousseau

    Original Article 07 October 2008 Pages: 239 - 246

    

26. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus presence and winter bird abundance

    • D. E. Chamberlain
    • D. E. Glue
    • M. P. Toms

    Original Article 11 October 2008 Pages: 247 - 254

    

27. Distribution pattern of an expanding Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) population in a changing environment

    • Mei-Ling Bai
    • Daniel Schmidt
    • Michael Mühlenberg

    Original Article Open access 21 October 2008 Pages: 255 - 263

    

28. Diet of Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) chicks along the Spanish Western Mediterranean coast: the relevance of refuse dumps

    • Raül Ramos
    • Francisco Ramírez
    • Xavier Ruiz

    Original Article 31 October 2008 Pages: 265 - 272

    

29. Recording movement and activity pattern of a White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) by a GPS datalogger

    • Oliver Krone
    • Anne Berger
    • Robert Schulte

    Original Article 31 October 2008 Pages: 273 - 280

    

30. Lower annual fecundity in long-distance migrants than in less migratory birds of temperate Europe

    • Bruno Bruderer
    • Volker Salewski

    Original Article Open access 19 November 2008 Pages: 281 - 286

31. Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution

    • Elizabeth Yohannes
    • Asta Križanauskienė
    • Bart Kempenaers

    Original Article Open access 11 November 2008 Pages: 287 - 291

    

32. No evidence of skewed secondary sex ratios in nestlings of the Common Raven (Corvus corax)

    • Sascha Rösner
    • Kirsten Bogatz
    • Roland Brandl

    Original Article 04 November 2008 Pages: 293 - 297

    

33. Sex differences in body size and body condition in breeding Temminck’s Stints Calidris temminckii

    • Terje Lislevand
    • Gunnhild Marthinsen
    • Jan T. Lifjeld

    Short Note 06 June 2008 Pages: 299 - 302

    

34. Birds from the Far East in Central Europe: response to R. Hołyński

    • Robert Pfeifer
    • Jutta Stadler
    • Roland Brandl

    Commentary 01 October 2008 Pages: 303 - 305

35. Birds from the Far East in Central Europe: some side-notes to Pfeifer et al. (2007)

    • Roman B. Hołyński

    Commentary 16 October 2008 Pages: 307 - 309

36. Editorial

    • Franz Bairlein

    Editorial 09 December 2008 Pages: 311 - 311