In late winter 2013/14 the crow fieldwork crew of the Wolf Lab at the Evolutionary Biology Centre in Uppsala, Sweden, started planning the next field season. The goal was to sample two dozen hooded and carrion crow nestlings from sites in Sweden and Germany...
Journal of Avian Biology wish all its readers, authors, reviewers and editors a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season. We hope that you all get some well-deserved rest together with family and friends.
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12 September 2014
In this study the authors examine the use of automated collection of hummingbird mass data using low-cost, low-power radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. In a field study in southern Ontario, wild hummingbirds were captured, subcutaneously implanted with...
About two weeks ago Thomson Reuters published their annual Journal Citation Report. For us editors this is a day of excited anticipation – even though most of us agree that this measure is far from perfect, it...
Food pulses during the breeding season can reduce competition for food and increase fecundity. But, for cavity-nesting birds that excavate new nest cavities, a reproductive cost associated with excavation, may limit the reproductive response to food pulses.
Our publisher Wiley just released our 10 most downloaded papers for 2013. As you might expect, most of the papers on the list were also published in 2013, but there are also a few surprises...
A warm welcome to our new subject editor - Darren Irwin!
Darren Irwin is based at University of British Columbia and his research is focused around how new species evolve and how the geographical variation within species is produced. His innovative...
We are very happy to welcome Jan van Gils to our editorial team!
Jan van Gils has a very strong research profile in ecophysiology, foraging behaviour, evolutionary ecology and shorebird ecology, which are all core areas for Journal of Avian Biology....
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31 December 2013
Happy New Year from Journal of Avian Biology!
We would like to thank all our our Authors, Reviewers and Readers for a fantastic year.
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