Appendix A. Ratio of hatch-year to after-hatch year individuals (R) and life history traits for 29 bird species used in the comparative analysis.
TABLE A1. Ratio of hatch-year to after-hatch year individuals (R) and life history traits for 29 bird species used in the comparative analysis. Only studies that estimated ratios near the end of the breeding season were included. Body masses were taken from Dunning (1992). Citations appear online in Appendix C.
Family |
Genus |
Species |
Body Mass (g) |
Clutch Size |
HY:AHY |
Reference |
Accipitridae |
Haliaeetus |
leucocephalus |
4130.0 |
2.0 |
0.260 |
(Gerrard et al. 1992) |
Haliaeetus |
vocifer |
2212.5 |
2.0 |
0.101 |
(Brown and Cade 1971) |
|
Alcidae |
Cepphus |
columba |
487.0 |
1.8 |
0.196 |
(Strong 1995) |
Uria |
aalge |
985.0 |
1.0 |
0.190 |
(B. H. Becker, unpublished data) |
|
Anatidae |
Chloephaga |
picta |
2781.0 |
6.5 |
0.626 |
(Summers 1985) |
Tadorna |
tadorna |
1261.0 |
8.1 |
0.735 |
(Paterson 1987) |
|
Cinclidae |
Chamaea |
fasciata |
14.6 |
4.0 |
2.497 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
Columbidae |
Zenaida |
macroura |
108.0 |
2.0 |
1.304 |
(Leopold and Dedon 1983) |
Corvidae |
Pyrrhocorax |
graculus |
223.5 |
4.2 |
0.258 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
Emberizidae |
Zonotrichia |
leucophrys |
32.0 |
3.5 |
3.093 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
Zonotrichia |
l. gambelii |
25.5 |
4.0 |
3.348 |
(King et al. 1965) |
|
Melospiza |
melodia |
20.0 |
3.0 |
3.474 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
|
Pipilo |
maculatus |
40.5 |
3.5 |
1.098 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
|
Fringillidae |
Geospiza |
difficilis |
12.3 |
4.0 |
1.234 |
(Schluter 1982) |
Geospiza |
fuliginosa |
14.5 |
4.0 |
3.241 |
(Schluter 1982) |
|
Pyrrhhula |
pyrrhhula |
32.5 |
4.5 |
3.650 |
(Newton 1999b, a) |
|
Haematopodidae |
Haematopus |
ostralegus |
526.0 |
2.0 |
0.759 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
Laridae |
Larus |
argentatus |
1226.0 |
3.0 |
0.515 |
(Kadlec and Drury 1968) |
Larus |
philadelphia |
212.0 |
3.0 |
0.149 |
(Braune 1987) |
|
Paridae |
Parus |
caeruleus |
13.3 |
11.0 |
3.000 |
(Snow 1956) |
Parus |
rufescens |
9.7 |
6.0 |
3.279 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
|
Parulidae |
Vermivora |
celata |
9.0 |
4.5 |
0.664 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
Wilsonia |
pusilla |
6.9 |
5.0 |
1.952 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
|
Passaridae |
Foudia |
sechellarum |
17.1 |
2.5 |
0.181 |
(Snow 1956) |
Phasianiadae |
Tympanuchus |
phasianellus |
616.0 |
11.5 |
4.000 |
(Flanders-Wanner et al. 2004) |
Tympanuchus |
cupido |
900.0 |
12.0 |
3.480 |
(Flanders-Wanner et al. 2004) |
|
Troglodytidae |
Thryomanes |
bewickii |
9.9 |
6.0 |
4.227 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |
Sulidae |
Sula |
coryi |
2000.0 |
1.0 |
0.321 |
(Diamond 1980) |
Turdidae |
Catharus |
ustulatus |
30.8 |
3.5 |
0.348 |
(N. Nur, unpublished data) |