THE EFFECT OF ANNUAL RAINFALL ON THE SURVIVAL RATES OF SOME AUSTRALIAN PASSERINES

Authors
MCCLEERY R YOMTOV Y PURCHASE D
Citation
R. Mccleery et al., THE EFFECT OF ANNUAL RAINFALL ON THE SURVIVAL RATES OF SOME AUSTRALIAN PASSERINES, Journal of field ornithology, 69(2), 1998, pp. 169-179
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Ornithology
Journal title
Journal of field ornithology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02738570
Volume
69
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
169 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-8570(1998)69:2<169:TEOARO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The survival rates of 18 species of wide-ranging Australian passerines were calculated by using recapture data provided by the Australian Bi rd Banding Scheme for birds older than one year. On average, birds liv ing in relatively lower rainfall areas (<760 mm annually) lived 15% lo nger than birds living in higher rainfall areas (>760 mm). Out of 18 s pecies examined, only three do not conform with this general trend.