Variation in the Timing of Reproduction and Clutch Size of Afrocanarian Blue Tits Cyanistes teneriffae ultramarinus in the Saharan Atlas of Algeria

• Autorzy: Adamou A.-L. , Kouidri M. , Bańbura A. , Ouakid M. L. , Chabi Y. , Bańbura J.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2015.63.4.012

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We examined the variation in the date of the onset of egg laying and clutch size in three peripheral populations of the Afrocanarian Blue Tits Cyanistes teneriffae ultramarinus at the edge of the species and subspecies geographic range. This study was carried out in three study sites, 130–290 km apart, in similar geographic conditions of the South Border Range of the Saharan Atlas in Algeria. Mean altitudes of nesting territories were between 1327 and 1437 m a.s.l. Habitats of the study sites were covered by the secondary, human-modified vegetation, ranging from a maquis shrubland, with the Holm oak Quercus ilex shrubs to woodlands dominated by the Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica or by the Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis. 169 wooden nest-boxes were monitored for breeding parameters (laying dates and clutch sizes) during the breeding seasons 2007–2009 and 2011–2013. The timing of egg laying was relatively late for the latitude of the study sites, with overall mean laying dates varying between the study sites from 4 to 13 May. The laying date was influenced by the altitude of nesting sites, with the dates being delayed with increasing altitude. Overall mean clutch size differed between the study sites from 5.91 at Djelfa to 8.43 at Aflou. Clutch size tended to decrease with the advance of the breeding season. Because the study populations inhabit areas of similar physical conditions (climate and altitude), the main inter-population source of variation in the breeding parameters studied was probably variation in habitat quality.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Afrocanarian Blue Tits; marginal populations; Algerian highlands; life history; laying dates; clutch size

PL

sikora; populacja; Algieria; wyżyna; historia życia; wylęg; wielkość

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 63, nr 4
• Strony: 599--607
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Adamou A.-L.

• Département d'Agronomie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Amar Telidji, B.P. 37, Laghouat, Algérie
• Equipe désertification et climat, Laboratoire Mécanique, Université Amar Telidji, B.P. 37, Laghouat, Algérie

autor

Kouidri M.

• Département d'Agronomie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Amar Telidji, B.P. 37, Laghouat, Algérie
• Equipe désertification et climat, Laboratoire Mécanique, Université Amar Telidji, B.P. 37, Laghouat, Algérie

autor

Bańbura A.

• Department of Health Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Ingardena 6, 30-060 Kraków, Poland

autor

Ouakid M. L.

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Badji Mokhtar University, B.P. 12, Annaba, Algeria

autor

Chabi Y.

• Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Badji Mokhtar University, B.P. 12, Annaba, Algeria

autor

Bańbura J.

• Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental protection, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90–237 Łódź, Poland

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