Barn swallow (English Wikipedia)

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Liechti, Felix; Bruderer, Lukas (15 August 2002). "Wingbeat frequency of barn swallows and house martins: a comparison between free flight and wind tunnel experiments". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 205 (16): 2461–2467. doi:10.1242/jeb.205.16.2461. PMID 12124369. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
Park, Kirsty; Rosén, Mikael; Hedenström, Anders (2001). "Kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 204 (15): 2741–2750. doi:10.1242/jeb.204.15.2741. hdl:1893/306. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 11533124. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007.

birdlife.org

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Angela Turner (29 January 2010). The Barn Swallow. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4081-2821-3. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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BirdLife International (2019). "Hirundo rustica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22712252A137668645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22712252A137668645.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Scordato, Elizabeth S.C.; Safran, Rebecca J. (2014). "Geographic variation in sexual selection and implications for speciation in the Barn Swallow". Avian Research. 5. doi:10.1186/s40657-014-0008-4.
Wilkins, Matthew R.; Odom, Karan J.; Benedict, Lauryn; Safran, Rebecca J. (October 2020). "Analysis of female song provides insight into the evolution of sex differences in a widely studied songbird". Animal Behaviour. 168: 69–82. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.07.018. S2CID 221472750.
Formenti, Giulio (2018). "SMRT long reads and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica)". GigaScience. 8 (1). doi:10.1093/gigascience/giy142. PMC 6324554. PMID 30496513.
Whistler, H (1937). "The breeding Swallow of the Western Himalayas". Ibis. 79 (2): 413–415. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1937.tb02182.x.
Whistler, H (1940). "The Common Swallow Hirundo rustica rustica in Ceylon". Ibis. 82 (3): 539. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1940.tb01671.x.
Zink, Robert M; Pavlova, Alexandra; Rohwer, Sievert; Drovetski, Sergei V (2006). "Barn swallows before barns: population histories and intercontinental colonization". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 273 (1591): 1245–1251. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3414. PMC 1560278. PMID 16720398.
Safran, Rebecca J. (13 June 2007). "Settlement patterns of female barn swallows Hirundo rustica across different group sizes: access to colorful males or favored nests?". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61 (9): 1359–1368. Bibcode:2007BEcoS..61.1359S. doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0366-6. ISSN 0340-5443. S2CID 24784564. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
Safran, Rebecca Jo (November 2006). "Nest-site selection in the barn swallow, Hirundo rustica: What predicts seasonal reproductive success?". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 84 (11): 1533–1539. Bibcode:2006CaJZ...84.1533S. doi:10.1139/z06-176. ISSN 0008-4301.
Korczak-Abshire, Małgorzata; Lees, Alexander; Jojczyk, Agata (2001). "First documented record of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in the Antarctic". Polish Polar Research. 32 (4): 355–360. doi:10.2478/v10183-011-0021-9.
Liechti, Felix; Bruderer, Lukas (15 August 2002). "Wingbeat frequency of barn swallows and house martins: a comparison between free flight and wind tunnel experiments". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 205 (16): 2461–2467. doi:10.1242/jeb.205.16.2461. PMID 12124369. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
Park, Kirsty; Rosén, Mikael; Hedenström, Anders (2001). "Kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 204 (15): 2741–2750. doi:10.1242/jeb.204.15.2741. hdl:1893/306. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 11533124. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007.
Tryjanowski, Piotr; Jankowiak, Łukasz; Myczko, Łukasz; Mikula, Peter; Łuczak, Andrzej (25 January 2024). "White stork Ciconia ciconia nests as an attractant to birds and bats". Journal of Ornithology. 165 (2): 551–555. Bibcode:2024JOrni.165..551T. doi:10.1007/s10336-023-02143-y. ISSN 2193-7192.
Evans, K. L.; Wadron, S.; Bradbury, R. B. (2003). "Segregation in the African wintering grounds of English and Swiss Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica: a stable isotope study". Bird Study. 50 (3): 294–299. doi:10.1080/00063650309461322. S2CID 82263008.
Møller, AP; Hobson, K A (2004). "Heterogeneity in stable isotope profiles predicts coexistence of populations of barn swallows Hirundo rustica differing in morphology and reproductive performance". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 271 (1546): 1355–1362. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2565. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 1691733. PMID 15306333.
Wilkins, Matthew R; Scordato, Elizabeth S C; Semenov, Georgy A; Karaardiç, Hakan; Shizuka, Daizaburo; Rubtsov, Alexander; Pap, Peter L; Shen, Sheng-Feng; Safran, Rebecca J (30 March 2018). "Global song divergence in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica): exploring the roles of genetic, geographical and climatic distance in sympatry and allopatry". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 123 (4): 825–849. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/bly012. ISSN 0024-4066. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
GALEOTTI, PAOLO; SAINO, NICOLA; SACCHI, ROBERTO; MØLLER, ANDERS PAPE (April 1997). "Song correlates with social context, testosterone and body condition in male barn swallows". Animal Behaviour. 53 (4): 687–700. doi:10.1006/anbe.1996.0304. ISSN 0003-3472. S2CID 54358836. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
Liu, Yu; Scordato, Elizabeth S. C.; Safran, Rebecca; Evans, Matthew (2018). "Ventral colour, not tail streamer length, is associated with seasonal reproductive performance in a Chinese population of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica gutturalis)". Journal of Ornithology. 159 (3): 675–685. Bibcode:2018JOrni.159..675L. doi:10.1007/s10336-018-1555-y. ISSN 2193-7192. S2CID 19235964.
Saino, Nicola; Romano, Maria; Sacchi; Roberto; Ninni, Paola; Galeotti, Paolo; Møller, Anders Pape (September 2003). "Do male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) experience a trade-off between the expression of multiple sexual signals?". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 54 (5): 465–471. Bibcode:2003BEcoS..54..465S. doi:10.1007/s00265-003-0642-z. S2CID 35334066.
Kose, Mati; Mänd, Raivo; Møller, Anders Pape (December 1999). "Sexual selection for white tail spots in the barn swallow in relation to habitat choice by feather lice". Animal Behaviour. 58 (6): 1201–1205. doi:10.1006/anbe.1999.1249. ISSN 0003-3472. PMID 10600140. S2CID 24583746.
Møller, Anders Pape; Tegelstrom, Håkan (November 1997). "Extra-pair paternity and tail ornamentation in the barn swallow". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 41 (5): 353–360. doi:10.1007/s002650050395. S2CID 33591800.
Møller, Anders Pape (October 1985). "Mixed reproductive strategy and mate guarding in a semi-colonial passerine, the swallow Hirundo rustica". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 17 (4): 401–408. Bibcode:1985BEcoS..17..401M. doi:10.1007/BF00293220. S2CID 24056440.
Møller, Anders Pape (1990). "Deceptive use of alarm calls by male swallows, Hirundo rustica: a new paternity guard". Behavioral Ecology. 1 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1093/beheco/1.1.1.
Soler, Juan José; Cuervo, José Javier; Møller, Anders Pape; De Lope, Florentino (1998). "Nest building is a sexually selected behaviour in the barn swallow". Animal Behaviour. 56 (6): 1435–1442. doi:10.1006/anbe.1998.0938. ISSN 0003-3472. PMID 9933540. S2CID 12957069.
Moller, Anders Pape (1984). "Geographical trends in breeding parameters of swallows Hirundo rustica and house martins Delichon urbica". Ornis Scandinavica. 15 (1): 43–54. doi:10.2307/3676002. ISSN 0030-5693. JSTOR 3676002.
Raja-aho, S.; Eeva, T.; Suorsa, P.; Lehikoinen, E. (2017). "Juvenile Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica L. from late broods start autumn migration younger, fuel less effectively and show lower return rates than juveniles from early broods". Ibis. 159 (4): 892–901. doi:10.1111/ibi.12492.
Saino, Nicola; Ambrosini, Roberto; Martinelli, Roberta; Ninni, Paola; Møller, Anders Pape (2003). "Gape coloration reliably reflects immunocompetence of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) nestlings" (PDF). Behavioral Ecology. 14 (1): 16–22. doi:10.1093/beheco/14.1.16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011.
Vas, Z; Csörgo, T; Møller, A P; Rózsa, L (2008). "The feather holes on the barn swallow Hirundo rustica and other small passerines are probably caused by Brueelia spp. lice" (PDF). Journal of Parasitology. 94 (6): 1438–1440. doi:10.1645/GE-1542.1. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 18576840. S2CID 6713948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
Kose, Mati; Møller, Anders Pape (1999). "Sexual selection, feather breakage and parasites: the importance of white spots in the tail of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 45 (6): 430–436. Bibcode:1999BEcoS..45..430K. doi:10.1007/s002650050581. ISSN 0340-5443. S2CID 22196756.
Kopachena JG, Cochran BL, Nichols TB (2007). "The incidence of American swallow bugs (Oeciacus vicarius) in barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) colonies in northeast Texas". J. Vector Ecol. 32 (2): 280–284. doi:10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[280:TIOASB]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1081-1710. PMID 18260518. S2CID 24386134.
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O'Brien, G. C.; Jacobs, F.; Evans, S. W.; Smit, N. J. (2014). "First observation of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus predating on barn swallows Hirundo rustica in flight". Journal of Fish Biology. 84 (1): 263–266. Bibcode:2014JFBio..84..263O. doi:10.1111/jfb.12278. PMID 24354922.
Haemig, Paul D.; Hernandez J.; Waldenström J.; Bonnedahl J.; Olsen B (2008). "Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) test negative for Salmonella". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 8 (4): 451–454. doi:10.1089/vbz.2007.0233. ISSN 1530-3667. PMID 18266565.

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Safran, Rebecca Jo (November 2006). "Nest-site selection in the barn swallow, Hirundo rustica: What predicts seasonal reproductive success?". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 84 (11): 1533–1539. Bibcode:2006CaJZ...84.1533S. doi:10.1139/z06-176. ISSN 0008-4301.
GALEOTTI, PAOLO; SAINO, NICOLA; SACCHI, ROBERTO; MØLLER, ANDERS PAPE (April 1997). "Song correlates with social context, testosterone and body condition in male barn swallows". Animal Behaviour. 53 (4): 687–700. doi:10.1006/anbe.1996.0304. ISSN 0003-3472. S2CID 54358836. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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Safran, Rebecca J. (13 June 2007). "Settlement patterns of female barn swallows Hirundo rustica across different group sizes: access to colorful males or favored nests?". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61 (9): 1359–1368. Bibcode:2007BEcoS..61.1359S. doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0366-6. ISSN 0340-5443. S2CID 24784564. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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Liu, Yu; Scordato, Elizabeth S. C.; Safran, Rebecca; Evans, Matthew (2018). "Ventral colour, not tail streamer length, is associated with seasonal reproductive performance in a Chinese population of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica gutturalis)". Journal of Ornithology. 159 (3): 675–685. Bibcode:2018JOrni.159..675L. doi:10.1007/s10336-018-1555-y. ISSN 2193-7192. S2CID 19235964.
Saino, Nicola; Romano, Maria; Sacchi; Roberto; Ninni, Paola; Galeotti, Paolo; Møller, Anders Pape (September 2003). "Do male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) experience a trade-off between the expression of multiple sexual signals?". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 54 (5): 465–471. Bibcode:2003BEcoS..54..465S. doi:10.1007/s00265-003-0642-z. S2CID 35334066.
Møller, Anders Pape (October 1985). "Mixed reproductive strategy and mate guarding in a semi-colonial passerine, the swallow Hirundo rustica". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 17 (4): 401–408. Bibcode:1985BEcoS..17..401M. doi:10.1007/BF00293220. S2CID 24056440.
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O'Brien, G. C.; Jacobs, F.; Evans, S. W.; Smit, N. J. (2014). "First observation of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus predating on barn swallows Hirundo rustica in flight". Journal of Fish Biology. 84 (1): 263–266. Bibcode:2014JFBio..84..263O. doi:10.1111/jfb.12278. PMID 24354922.

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Formenti, Giulio (2018). "SMRT long reads and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica)". GigaScience. 8 (1). doi:10.1093/gigascience/giy142. PMC 6324554. PMID 30496513.
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Liechti, Felix; Bruderer, Lukas (15 August 2002). "Wingbeat frequency of barn swallows and house martins: a comparison between free flight and wind tunnel experiments". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 205 (16): 2461–2467. doi:10.1242/jeb.205.16.2461. PMID 12124369. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
Park, Kirsty; Rosén, Mikael; Hedenström, Anders (2001). "Kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 204 (15): 2741–2750. doi:10.1242/jeb.204.15.2741. hdl:1893/306. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 11533124. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007.
Møller, AP; Hobson, K A (2004). "Heterogeneity in stable isotope profiles predicts coexistence of populations of barn swallows Hirundo rustica differing in morphology and reproductive performance". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 271 (1546): 1355–1362. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2565. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 1691733. PMID 15306333.
Kose, Mati; Mänd, Raivo; Møller, Anders Pape (December 1999). "Sexual selection for white tail spots in the barn swallow in relation to habitat choice by feather lice". Animal Behaviour. 58 (6): 1201–1205. doi:10.1006/anbe.1999.1249. ISSN 0003-3472. PMID 10600140. S2CID 24583746.
Soler, Juan José; Cuervo, José Javier; Møller, Anders Pape; De Lope, Florentino (1998). "Nest building is a sexually selected behaviour in the barn swallow". Animal Behaviour. 56 (6): 1435–1442. doi:10.1006/anbe.1998.0938. ISSN 0003-3472. PMID 9933540. S2CID 12957069.
Vas, Z; Csörgo, T; Møller, A P; Rózsa, L (2008). "The feather holes on the barn swallow Hirundo rustica and other small passerines are probably caused by Brueelia spp. lice" (PDF). Journal of Parasitology. 94 (6): 1438–1440. doi:10.1645/GE-1542.1. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 18576840. S2CID 6713948. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
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O'Brien, G. C.; Jacobs, F.; Evans, S. W.; Smit, N. J. (2014). "First observation of African tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus predating on barn swallows Hirundo rustica in flight". Journal of Fish Biology. 84 (1): 263–266. Bibcode:2014JFBio..84..263O. doi:10.1111/jfb.12278. PMID 24354922.
Haemig, Paul D.; Hernandez J.; Waldenström J.; Bonnedahl J.; Olsen B (2008). "Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) test negative for Salmonella". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 8 (4): 451–454. doi:10.1089/vbz.2007.0233. ISSN 1530-3667. PMID 18266565.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Formenti, Giulio (2018). "SMRT long reads and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica)". GigaScience. 8 (1). doi:10.1093/gigascience/giy142. PMC 6324554. PMID 30496513.
Zink, Robert M; Pavlova, Alexandra; Rohwer, Sievert; Drovetski, Sergei V (2006). "Barn swallows before barns: population histories and intercontinental colonization". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 273 (1591): 1245–1251. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3414. PMC 1560278. PMID 16720398.
Møller, AP; Hobson, K A (2004). "Heterogeneity in stable isotope profiles predicts coexistence of populations of barn swallows Hirundo rustica differing in morphology and reproductive performance". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 271 (1546): 1355–1362. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2565. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 1691733. PMID 15306333.

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