Animal reproductive cycles are commonly triggered by environmental cues of favourable
breeding conditions. In arid environments, rainfall may be the most conspicuous cue, but the …

Investigating among-individual differences in reproductive success and survival is essential
for understanding eco-evolutionary processes. We used 5 years of demographic data from …

Secondary sexual characters often signal qualities such as physiological processes
associated with resistance to various sources of stress. When the expression of an ornament …

In this study, the results of a long-term nest box installation program of the Common Barn-
owl Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) in Southern Hungary were evaluated, which program was …

In the present study, we used 37-year long dataset on Tawny Owls from the annual
monitoring of nestboxes at a sample plot in Central Lithuania. We expected that Tawny Owls …

Voles are often considered as harmful pests in agriculture and silviculture. Then, the
knowledge of their abundance may be of considerable economical importance. Commonly …

Even though the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is distributed worldwide, little information is available
on how weather affects Barn Owl breeding outside of Europe and North America. For …

Abstract During the years 2008–2014, we studied diet composition, the number of breeding
pairs, and reproductive output of tawny owls in Central Europe (Czech Republic) in relation …

In this paper, we investigated the relationship between the breeding parameters and food
composition of the common barnowl (Tyto alba) comparing the outbreak and subsequent …

Abstract The Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is a common breeder in Hungary. It is a resident
bird of open areas, staying near nesting sites in winter. Its population is strongly influenced …