Population dynamics of an expanding passerine at the distribution margin

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Karvonen, Juhani, Orell, Markku, Rytkönen, Seppo, Broggi, Juli, Belda, Eduardo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2012
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Parus; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048x.2011.05376.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-048X.2011.05376.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05376.x

Individuals may be maladapted to novel environments at the species’ distribution margin. We investigated population dynamics in a marginal habitat where reproduction has been proven poor. Survival, population growth rate (λ) and its components, breeding and natal dispersal were studied in great tits...