Downloads
Papers
and
Articles
The following kestrel thesis,
papers and articles for download
are available:
- Abdusalyamov,
A.J. 1971/77. Fauna Tadjik Soviet Socialist Republic. Vol XIX Institute
of Zoology and Parasithology of the Academy of Sciences of the Tajik
SSR. Dushanbe: Donish. -
transalated into English
- Baziz,
B, Souttou, K., Doumandji, S. & Denys, C. 2001. Notes on Common
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
(Aves, Falconidae)
diet in Algeria. Alauda 69 (3) 413-418
- article in French
with English summary.
- Biggs,
HC, Biggs, R. &
Kemp, AC. 1978. Measurement of Raptors. Proc. Symp. African Predatory
Birds. pp. 77-82. Pretoria: Northern Transvaal Ornithological Society.
- Braine,
S. 2006. Review of Dickinson’s Kestrel Falco dickinsoni
and Grey Kestrel Falco
ardosiaceus within Namibia
Raptors Namibia
Newsletter 8: 1-5.
- Brouwer,
J. & Mullie, W.C. 2000. Description of eggs and young of the
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
in Niger Bull. B.O.C. 120:
196-198.
- Charter,
M. 2005. - Popular article on
Common Kestrel breeding and
research in Israel (in Hebrew). Must see photographs, even if you can't
read Hebrew.
- Fiuczynski,
K.D., Howey, P.W., Meyburg, C.
and
Meyburg, B.-U. Intercontinental migration of an European Hobby (Falco
subbuteo tracked by means of a
5g satellite transmitter.
(conference poster)
- Fox, N. C., Fox, B. I. M. &
Bailey,
T. 1985. The Predation Ecology of the Mauritius Kestrel Falco
punctatus. The Peregrine Fund
- Griebler,
EM &
Bohning-Gaese, K. 2004. Evolution of clutch size along latitudinal
gradients: revisiting Ashmole's hypothesis. Evolutionary Ecology
Research 6:679-694.
- Groombridge,
JJ,
Jones, GC, Bayes, MK, van Zyl, AJ, Carrillo, J, Nichols, RA &
Bruford, MW. 2002. A molecular phylogeny of African kestrels with
reference to divergence across the Indian Ocean. Molecular Phylogentics
and Evolution 25: 267-277
- Jenkins,
AR & van
Zyl, AJ. 2004. Conservation status and community structure of
cliff-nesting raptors and ravens on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
Ostrich 76(3 & 4): 175-184
- McCann,
K.I. 1994. Habitat utilization and time-energy budgets of the Lesser
Kestrel Falco
naumanni
in its Southern African non-breeding range. Unpublished Masters of
Science Thesis.
University of Witwatersrand.
(Adobe Acrobat - 4,537KB)
- Maritz, A.
The Ethics of raptor ringing. Safring News
- Nichols,
RA, Bruford, MW
& Groombridge JJ. 2001. Sustaining genetic variation in a small
population: evidence from the Mauritius kestrel. Molecular Ecology 10:
593-602
- Rejt,
L., Turlejski, K., Bronche, K. & Topczewski, A.M. 2000. Can
food caching increase frequency of chicks' feeding in urban Kestrels
Falco tinnuculus? Acta Ornithologica 35(2):217-221.
- Lukasz
Rejt, Robert Rutkowski & Alicja Gryczynska-Siemiatkowska. 2004.
Genetic variability of urban kestrels in Warsaw - preliminary data.
Zoologica Poloniae 49(1-4): 199-209.
- Rejt,
L., Grycznska-Siemiatokowska, A., Rutkowski, R. & Malewska, A.
2005. Does egg sex ratio in urban kestrels (Falco tinninculus)
differ
from parity. Polish Journal of Ecology 53(1): 105-111.
- Rejt,
L. 2006. Does larder-hoarding affect the condition of chicks in urban
kestrels? Biologia Bratislava 61(2):221-224.
- Rutkowski,
R., Rejt, L., Gryczynska-Siemiatkowska, A. & Jagolkowska, P.
2005. 14:130-136.
- Rutkowski,
R., Rejt, L. & Szczuka, A. 2006. Analysis of microsatellite
polymorphism and gentic differentiation in urban and rual kestrels
Falco tinnunculus (L.). Polish Journal of Ecology 54(3): 473-480.
- Souttou,
K.,
Baziz, B, Doumandji, S., Brahimi, R. & Denys, C. 2004. Part of
insects in the diet of common kestrel in suburban area at El Harrach
(Algeria). L'entomologist 60 (4) 229-235
- article in French
with English summary.
- Souttou,
K., Baziz, B, Doumandji, S., Denys, C. & Brahimi, R. 2006.
Analysis of pellets from a suburban Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
nest in El Harrach, Algiers, Algeria. Ostrich 77 (3&4) 175-178
- van
Heerden, P, Ellmann, A & van Zyl B. 1994. Multiple breeding by
Rock
Kestrels in the Tygerberg Residential Area. Birding in SA 6: 119-122
- van Zyl,
A.J. preprint.
Breeding biology of the Common Kestrel in southern Africa (32S)
compared to studies in Europe (53N). Ostrich
- van
Zyl, A.J. Putting
Africa on the
Map - Migrating Kestrel Project. Birds of Prey Working Group
page
in Africa Birds and Birding Dec 2005/Jan 2006.
- Yan,
X.,Gan, S. & Chang, j. 1995. Observations on ecological
productivity & biology of the Common Kestrel. Chinese
Journal of Zoology Vol 30(1):
23-6. - abstract
translated from Chinese
- Żmihorski
M., Rejt L. 2007. Weather-dependent variation in the cold-season diet
of urban Kestrels Falco
tinnunculus. Acta Ornithol.
42:
107–113.
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