2008

Aebischer, A. 2008. Dispersione dei giovani e mortalità del Gufo reale Bubo bubo in Svizzera. Ficedula 40: 2-6. (PDF, 335KB)

Berthier, K., A. Loiseau, R. Streiff, & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers for Oedaleus decorus (Orthoptera, Acrididae), an endangered grasshopper in Central Europe. Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 1363-1366. (PDF, 80KB)

Bontadina, F., S.F. Schmied, A. Beck & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Changes in prey abundance unlikely to explain the demography of a critically endangered Central European bat. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 641-648. (PDF, 182KB)

Buner, F. & M. Schaub. 2008. How do different releasing techniques affect the survival of reintroduced grey partridges Perdix perdix? Wildlife Biology 14: 26-35. (PDF, 135KB)

Chapron, G. & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Conservation: academics should ‘conserve or perish’. Nature 451: p. 127. (PDF, 56KB)

Chapron, G., D.G. Miquelle, A. Lambert, J.M. Goodrich, S. Legendre & J. Clobert. 2008. The impact on tigers of poaching versus prey depletion. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 1667-1674. (PDF, 625KB)

Geiser, S., R. Arlettaz & M. Schaub. 2008. Impact of weather variation on feeding behaviour, nestling growth and brood survival in Wrynecks Jynx torquilla. Journal of Ornithology 149: 597-606. (PDF, 242KB)

Germann, C., T. Sattler, M.K. Obrist & M. Moretti. 2008. Xero-thermophilous and grassland ubiquist species dominate the weevil fauna of Swiss cities (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft/Bulletin de la Société Entomologique Suisse 81: 141-154. (PDF, 648KB)

Hegglin, D., F. Bontadina, S. Gloor, T. Romig, P. Deplazes & P. Kern. 2008. Survey of public knowledge about Echinococcus multilocularis in four European countries: Need for proactive information. BMC Public Health 8: article 247. (PDF, 517KB)

Hirzel, A.H. & G. Le Lay. 2008. Habitat suitability modelling and niche theory. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 1372-1381. (PDF, 500KB)

Jenni-Eiermann, S. & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Does Ski Tourism Affect Alpine Bird Fauna? CHIMIA 62: p. 301. (PDF, 320KB)

Kouakou, D., T. Sattler, M.K. Obrist, P. Duelli & M. Moretti. 2008. Recent Swiss records of rare bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae) with two species new to Switzerland. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft/Bulletin de la Société Entomologique Suisse 81: 191-197. (PDF, 275KB)

Mermod, M., T.S. Reichlin, R. Arlettaz & M. Schaub. 2008. Wiedehopfpaar zieht Wendehalsnestlinge bis zum Ausfliegen auf. Der Ornithologische Beobachter 105: 153-160. (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Patthey, P., S. Wirthner, N. Signorell & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Impact of outdoor winter sports on the abundance of a key indicator species of alpine ecosystems. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 1704-1711. (PDF, 390KB)

Popa-Lisseanu, A.G., F. Bontadina, O. Mora, & C. Ibáñez. 2008. Highly structured fission—fusion societies in an aerial-hawking, carnivorous bat. Animal Behaviour 75: 471-482. (PDF, 324KB)

Revaz, E., M. Schaub, & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Foraging ecology and reproductive biology of the Stonechat Saxicola torquata: comparison between a revitalized, intensively cultivated and a historical, traditionally cultivated agro-ecosystem. Journal of Ornithology 149: 301-312. (PDF, 443KB)

Schaub, M., L. Jenni & F. Bairlein. 2008. Fuel stores, fuel accumulation, and the decision to depart from a migration stopover site. Behavioral Ecology 19: 657-666. (PDF, 220KB)

Spada, M., S. Szentkuti, N. Zambelli, M. Mattei-Roesli, M. Moretti, F. Bontadina, R. Arlettaz, G. Tosi, & A. Martinoli. 2008. Roost selection by non-breeding Leisler's bats (Nyctalus leisleri) in montane woodlands: implications for habitat management. Acta Chiropterologica 10: 81-88. (PDF, 96KB)

Urbach, D., A. Britschgi, A. Jacob, D. Bittner, D. Bernet, T. Wahli, N.G. Yoccoz & C. Wedekind. 2008. Gonadal alterations in male whitefish Coregonus fatioi: no evidence for genetic damage reducing viability in early life stages. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 81: 119-125. (PDF, 158KB)

Wisler, C., U. Hofer & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Snakes and Monocultures: Habitat Selection and Movements of Female Grass Snakes (Natrix natrix L.) in an Agricultural Landscape. Journal of Herpetology 42: 337-346. (PDF, 921KB)

Zbinden, J.A., A. Aebischer, D. Margaritoulis & R. Arlettaz. 2008. Important areas at sea for adult loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: satellite tracking corroborates findings from potentially biased sources. Marine Biology 153: 899-906. (PDF, 293KB)