Cooperative breeding shapes post‐fledging survival in an Afrotropical forest bird
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2744
Abstract: Abstract For avian group living to be evolutionary stable, multiple fitness benefits are expected. Yet, the difficulty of tracking fledglings, and thus estimating their survival rates, limits our knowledge on how such benefits may manifest… read more here.
Keywords: breeding shapes; post fledging; breeding; condition ... See more keywords
Marked reduction in demographic rates and reduced fitness advantage for early breeding is not linked to reduced thermal matching of breeding time
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3603
Abstract: Abstract Warmer springs may cause animals to become mistimed if advances of spring timing, including available resources and of timing of breeding occur at different speed. We used thermal sums (cumulative sum of degree days)… read more here.
Keywords: breeding; time; breeding time; advantage ... See more keywords
Making use of multiple surveys: Estimating breeding probability using a multievent‐robust design capture–recapture model
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4828
Abstract: Abstract Increased environmental stochasticity due to climate change will intensify temporal variance in the life‐history traits, and especially breeding probabilities, of long‐lived iteroparous species. These changes may decrease individual fitness and population viability and is… read more here.
Keywords: breeding; multievent robust; capture recapture; robust design ... See more keywords
A case of cooperative breeding in the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8318
Abstract: Abstract Cooperative breeding, where individuals other than the parents help to raise offspring, occurs in only ~9% of bird species. Although many starlings (Sturnidae) are cooperative breeders, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has rarely been… read more here.
Keywords: sturnus vulgaris; breeding; cooperative breeding; starling sturnus ... See more keywords
Winter locations of red‐throated divers from geolocation and feather isotope signatures
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9209
Abstract: Abstract Migratory species have geographically separate distributions during their annual cycle, and these areas can vary between populations and individuals. This can lead to differential stress levels being experienced across a species range. Gathering information… read more here.
Keywords: isotope signatures; breeding; rtds breeding; throated divers ... See more keywords
Earlier and more frequent occupation of breeding sites during the non‐breeding season increases breeding success in a colonial seabird
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9213
Abstract: Abstract Competition for high‐quality breeding sites in colonial species is often intense, such that individuals may invest considerable time in site occupancy even outside the breeding season. The site defense hypothesis predicts that high‐quality sites… read more here.
Keywords: breeding; success; non breeding; breeding sites ... See more keywords
No seasonal curtailment of the Eurasian Skylark's (Alauda arvensis) breeding season in German heterogeneous farmland
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9267
Abstract: Abstract The lack of suitable nesting sites is one key driver behind the farmland bird crisis in Europe. Winter cereals become impenetrable for ground‐breeding birds like the Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis), curtailing breeding time. Stable… read more here.
Keywords: farmland; breeding; skylark; breeding season ... See more keywords
Advocating a need for suitable breeding approaches to boost integrated pest management: a European perspective.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.4818
Abstract: Currently, European farmers do not have access to sufficient numbers and diversity of crop species/varieties. This prevents them from designing cropping systems more resilient to abiotic and biotic stresses. Crop diversification is a key lever… read more here.
Keywords: breeding; integrated pest; need suitable; advocating need ... See more keywords
Techniques and Tools of Modern Plant Breeding
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68345-0_2
Abstract: Field and vegetable crops are primary source of food. Field crops are also a rich source of cellulosic biomass and carbohydrates for biofuels. One of the major challenges facing agriculture today is improving the productivity… read more here.
Keywords: plant; breeding; techniques tools; plant breeding ... See more keywords
From zero to hero: the past, present and future of grain amaranth breeding
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DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3138-y
Abstract: Key messageGrain amaranth is an underutilized crop with high nutritional quality from the Americas. Emerging genomic and biotechnological tools are becoming available that allow the integration of novel breeding techniques for rapid improvement of amaranth… read more here.
Keywords: novel breeding; hero past; breeding; zero hero ... See more keywords
Assessment of breeding programs sustainability: application of phenotypic and genomic indicators to a North European grain maize program
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DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03280-w
Abstract: Key messageWe review and propose easily implemented and affordable indicators to assess the genetic diversity and the potential of a breeding population and propose solutions for its long-term management.AbstractSuccessful plant breeding programs rely on balanced… read more here.
Keywords: breeding programs; diversity; breeding; phenotypic ... See more keywords