The life histories of the two tropical warblers Sylvia boehmi and Sylvia lugens [Elektronische Ressource] / Hans-Christian Schaefer

“The life histories of the two tropical warblers Sylvia boehmi and Sylvia lugens” Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades “Doktor der Naturwissenschaften“ am Fachbereich Biologie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz Hans-Christian Schaefer geboren am 11.08.1971 in Ravensburg Mainz, 2004 Kapitel 2 dieser Arbeit wurde veröffentlicht bei Blackwell Publishing unter: Schaefer, H.-C., Eshiamwata, G. W., Munyekenye, F. B. & Böhning-Gaese, K. 2004: Life-history of two African Sylvia warblers: Low annual fecundity and long post-fledging care. Ibis 146: 427-437. dedicated to the inconspicuous Contents Contents 1 General introduction 1 1.1 Differences between tropical and temperate species and communities 1 1.2 Life histories 1 1.3 Life histories of temperate and tropical birds 2 1.4 The genus Sylvia as a model system 3 1.5 Aims of thesis 3 2 Life history of two African Sylvia warblers: Low annual fecundity and long post-fledging care 5 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Methods 6 2.2.1 Sylvia lugens 6 2.2.2 Sylvia boehmi 7 2.2.3 Data analysis 8 2.3 Results 10 2.3.1 Sylvia lugens 10 2.3.2 Sylvia boehmi15 2.3.3 Comparison of S. lugens and S. boehmi 20 2.4 Discussion 2.4.1 Comparison of S. lugens and S. boehmi2.4.2 Com and to temperate congenerics 22 2.