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2006 Impact Factor 2.472 - the number 1 journal in ornithology
Journal of Avian Biology
Distributed on behalf of the Nordic Society Oikos
Edited by:
Thomas Alerstam
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 1/19 (Ornithology)
Impact Factor: 2.381
Journal of Avian Biology publishes empirical and theoretical research in all areas of ornithology, with an emphasis on ecology, behaviour and evolutionary biology.
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Highly accessed papers
The following three papers were the most accessed articles within Journal of Avian Biology by users of the Online platform in 2005. Click on each link to view the Abstracts. If you do not have a subscription to the journal you can purchase single articles by clicking the Buy Now option within the Online platform .
Evolution, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in passerine birds
Per G. P. Ericson, Martin Irestedt, Ulf S. Johansson
Flying, fasting, and feeding in birds during migration: a nutritional and physiological ecology perspective
Scott R. McWilliams, Christopher Guglielmo, Barbara Pierce, Marcel Klaassen
An overlooked DNA source for non-invasive genetic analysis in birds
Marton B. Horvath, Begona Martinez-Cruz, Juan J. Negro, Lajos Kalmar, Jose A. Godoy|
Highly cited papers
The following three papers were the most highly cited articles in 2003 published in Journal of Avian Biology. Click on each link to view the Abstracts. If you do not have a subscription to the journal you can purchase single articles by clicking the Buy Now option within the Online platform .
Evolution, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in passerine birds
Ericson, PGP; Irestedt, M; Johansson, US
Predation hazard during migratory stopover: are light or heavy birds under risk?
Dierschke, V
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The following articles demonstrate some of the topics published in the journal over the last few years. Click on any title to view the paper free of charge.
Ecological barriers shaping fuel stores in barn swallows Hirundo rustica following the central and western Mediterranean flyways
D. Rubolini, A. Gardiazabal Pastor, A. Pilastro & F. Spina
Components of productivity in black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla: response to supplemental feeding
V.A. Gill & S.A. Hatch
Sexual character intensity and its relationship to breeding timing, fecundity and mate choice in the great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus
R.B. Childress & L.A. Bennun
Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus population structure in eastern Nearctic
S. Brodeur, J.L. Savard, M. Robert, P. Laporte, P. Lamothe, R.D. Titman, S. Marchand, S. Gilliland, G. Fitzgerald
Why are scanning patterns so variable? An overlooked question in the study of anti-predator vigilance
P.A. Bednekoff & S.L. Lima
Impaired flight ability during incubation in the pied flycatcher
C. Kullberg, N.B. Metcalfe & D.C. Houston
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