Habitat Heterogeneity and Life-History Variation of Mediterranean Blue Tits (Parus caeruleus)

The Auk ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Blondel ◽  
Marie Maistre ◽  
Philippe Perret
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Habitat Heterogeneity ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Life History Variation ◽  
Blue Tits

Variations in prevalence and intensity of blow fly infestations in an insular Mediterranean population of blue tits

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Hurtrez-Boussès ◽  
Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky ◽  
Philippe Perret ◽  
Jacques Blondel ◽  
François Renaud
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Poisson Distribution ◽  
Brood Size ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Parasite Load ◽  
Mediterranean Population ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Blow Fly ◽  
Time Of Breeding ◽  
Blue Tits

A Corsican population of blue tits (Parus caeruleus) suffers extremely high levels of infestation by two species of blow flies (genus Protocalliphora) that have been suspected to influence the life-history traits of their hosts. By quantifying the abundance of the blow fly larvae infesting each brood of this population during 2 consecutive years, we showed that the distribution of these parasites did not differ from a Poisson distribution. The intensity of blow fly parasitism (mean parasite load per infested nest) was independent of the time of breeding and the available space in the nest of their bird hosts. Moreover, the total blow fly load per nest increased significantly with the number of chicks, whereas the parasite load per chick was not linearly related to brood size.

Seasonal changes in a ultraviolet structural colour signal in blue tits, Parus caeruleus

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONAS ORNBORG ◽  
STAFFAN ANDERSSON ◽  
SIMON C. GRIFFITH ◽  
BEN C. SHELDON
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Structural Colour ◽  
Blue Tits ◽  
Colour Signal
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