White storks (Ciconia ciconia) of Eastern Germany [Elektronische Ressource] : age dependent breeding ability, and age and density dependent effects on dispersal behavior / von Naomi Itonaga

Nest at Rühstädt White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) of Eastern Germany: age-dependent breeding ability, and age- and density-dependent effects on dispersal behaviour 1 White storks (Ciconia ciconia) of Eastern Germany: age-dependent breeding ability, and age- and density-dependent effects on dispersal behavior Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades ``doctor rerum naturalium´´ (Dr. rer. nat.) in der Wissenschaftsdisziplin Populationsökologie eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam von Naomi Itonaga Potsdam, den 22.06.2009 2This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License: Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 3.0 Unported To view a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Published online at the Institutional Repository of the University of Potsdam: URL http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2009/3905/ URN urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-39052 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-39052 Table of contents Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………...... 1 Zusammenfassung …………………………….................................................... 3 Synopsis .………………………………………………………………………..……. 5 1. Introduction .……...……………………………………………………..…...... 5 2.