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Barn Swallow
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Biology of Barn swallows

From spatial and temporal variation of individual traits to population processes

Across the northern Hemisphere Barn Swallows are breeding commonly closely associated with human settlements. In this project we aim to understand the ecological and evolutionary drivers of individual traits and their consequences on spatial and temporal variation of demographic rates and population dynamics of the Barn swallow.

Domain Research
Unit Ecological research
Topics Distribution Ecology, Ecology, Evolution
Habitat farmland, meadows and pastures, semi-open farmland, settlements
Project status ongoing
Project management Martin Grüebler
Project region Europe, Switzerland

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Project partner(s)

  • Many farmer families in Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Finland

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Employees

Avatar Martin Grüebler
Head of Ecological Research
Martin Grüebler
+41 41 462 97 22
martin.gruebler@vogelwarte.ch
Avatar Michael Schaub
Head of Population Biology
Michael Schaub
+41 41 462 97 66
michael.schaub@vogelwarte.ch
Avatar Jan von Rönn
Head of Ringing Centre
Jan von Rönn
+41 41 462 97 30
jan.vonroenn@vogelwarte.ch

Species concerned

Bird species
Barn Swallow
The proverb “One swallow doesn’t make a summer” reflects the observation that individual Barn Swallows already return from their African wintering places as from mid-March. They only start to arrive in larger numbers as from mid-April, when summer is just around the corner. For many centuries, th...
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Unit

Ecological research

We investigate the diverse interactions of birds with their environment, from individual settlement behaviour to species communities.

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