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Studies in Avian Biology
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Contents
List of Authors
Studies in Avian Biology
Literature Cited
Literature Cited
Studies in Avian Biology
Literature Cited
Literature Cited
Studies in Avian Biology
Introduction
Use of Mist Nets as a Tool for Bird Population Monitoring
Erica H. Dunn and C. John Ralph
Breeding Season Evaluations
Effects of Mist-netting Frequency on Capture Rates at Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (maps) Stations
Kenneth M. Burton and David F. DeSante
Monitoring Productivity with Multiple Mist-net Stations
C. John Ralph, Kimberly Hollinger, and Sherri L. Miller
Influence of Mist-netting Intensity on Demographic Investigations of Avian Populations
Grant Ballard, Geoffrey R. Geupel, and Nadav Nur
Methodology Consideration of the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (maps) Program
David F. DeSante, James F. Saracco, Danielle R. O'Grady, Kenneth M. Burton, and Brett L. Walker
Current Practices in the British Trust for Ornithology Constant Effort Sites Scheme and Comparisons of Temporal Changes in Mist-net Captures with Changes in Spot-mapping Counts at the Extensive Scale
Will J. Peach, Stephen R. Baillie, and Stephen T. Buckland
Relationship of Juveniles Captured in Constant-effort Netting and Local Abundance
Chris R. De Feu and John M. McMeeking
Estimates of Adult Survival, Capture Probability, and Recapture Probability Evaluating and Validating Constant-effort Mist Netting
Nadav Nur, Geoffrey R. Geupel, and Grant Ballard
Estimating Adult Survival Rate from Between-year Recapture in the British Trust for Ornithology Constant Effort Sites Scheme
Will J. Peach and Stephen R. Baillie
Evaluation of Mist Netting Outside the Breeding Season
A European Example of Standardized Mist Netting in Population Studies of Birds
Andrea Kaiser and Peter Berthold
Determining Productivity Indices from Age Composition of Migrants Captured for Banding: Problems and Possible Solutions
David J. T. Russell
An Investigation of Productivity Indice Derived from Banding of Fall Migrant
Erica H. Dunn, David J. Russell, and Raymond J. Adams
Optimizing the Allocation of Count Days in a Migration Monitoring Program
Len Thomas, Geoffrey R. Geupel, Nadav Nur, and Grant Ballard
Use of Mist Nets for Monitoring Landbird Autumn Population Trends, and Comparison with Other Methods
Peter Berthold
A Comparison of Three Count Methods for Monitoring Songbird Abundance during Spring Migration: Capture, Census, and Estimated Totals
Erica H. Dunn, David J. T. Russell, Charle M. Francis, and Jon D. McCracken
A Comparison of Constant-effort Mist Netting Results at a Coastal and Inland New England Site during Migration
Christopher C. Rimmer, Steven D. Faccio, Trevor L. Lloyd-Evan, and John M. Hagan III
Mist Netting Trans-gulf Migrants at Coastal Stopover Sites: the Influence of Spatial and Temporal Variability on Capture Data
Theodore R. Simons, Frank R. Moore, and Sidney A. Gauthreaux
Bird Population Studies in Puerto Rico Using Mist Nets: General Patterns and Comparisons with Point Counts
John Faaborg, Wayne J. Arendt, and Katie M. Dugger
Coping with Mist-net Capture-rate Bias: Canopy Height and Several Extrinsic Factors
Elizabeth P. Mallory, Nicholas Brokaw, and Steven C. Hess
Use of Mist Nets for Study of Neotropical Bird Communities
Andrew A. Whitman
General Considerations
Some Consequences of Using Count of Bird Banded as Indices to Populations
John R. Sauer and William A. Link
On the Use of Capture-recapture Models in Mist-net Studies
William L. Kendall, John R. Sauer, James D. Nichols, Roger Pradel, and James E. Hines
Recommendations
Recommendations for the Use of Mist Nets for Inventory and Monitoring of Bird Populations
C. John Ralph, Erica H. Dunn, Will J. Peach, and Colleen M. Handel