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Revisiting the predation paradox for the Wood Thrush, a declining Neotropical migrant
Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.Abstract Despite an increased density of mid‐trophic level predators in urban and suburban areas compared to rural areas, the survival of smaller prey animals, including the eggs and chicks of nesting songbirds, often remains relatively high in these areas.
Melanie L. Klein +3 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Few empirical studies have quantified relationships between changing weather and migratory songbirds, but such studies are vital in a time of rapid climate change.
Kristen M. Rosamond +11 more
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Cowbirds use conspecific social information to detect host nests in the wild
Ibis, Volume 168, Issue 2, Page 799-804, April 2026.Recent work shows that hosts of avian brood parasites use social information to increase egg rejection rates, but fewer studies explore how parasites themselves use such information to detect host nests in the wild. To determine whether wild Brown‐headed Cowbirds Molothrus ater use social information to detect host nests, we measured how individual ...
Omar J. Morosse +2 more
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Photic Niche Explains Avian Behavioral Responses to Solar Eclipses
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.Most bird species—except for those that are adapted for activity under dim conditions—were less likely to vocalize during the maximum of a total solar eclipse, whereas an annular eclipse reaching only 90% solar obscuration did not lead to behavioral effects. ABSTRACT Solar eclipses rapidly alter abiotic conditions and thus represent natural experiments
Neil A. Gilbert +3 more
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A general framework for modeling pathogen transmission in co‐roosting host communities
Ecology, Volume 107, Issue 2, February 2026.Abstract Cross‐species transmission of pathogens can be facilitated by frequent contact among wildlife. Cross‐species transmission is often driven by phylogenetic similarity between host species, but the role this plays when multiple host species co‐roost is unknown.
Molly C. Simonis, Daniel J. Becker
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 339-356, February 2026.Abstract Collection of large behavioural data‐sets on wild animals in natural habitats is vital in ecology and evolution studies. Recent progress in machine learning and computer vision, combined with inexpensive microcomputers, has unlocked a new frontier of fine‐scale markerless measurements.
Michael Chimento +3 more
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The Role of Campus as an Urban Multiuse Protected Area in Bird Nocturnal Roosting Habitat Function
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.Campus green spaces are essential for providing critical nocturnal habitats, playing a key role in supporting urban bird species in fragmented environments. Seasonal variations significantly influence nocturnal bird roosting site selection, with birds adapting their roosting patterns to changing environmental conditions throughout the year.
Meng He, Bo Li, Wei Du, Chunlan Du
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Brown-Headed Cowbirds in Southwestern British Columbia
The Canadian field-naturalist, 1960 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Avian brood parasites lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, and impose the costs associated with rearing parasitic young onto these hosts. Many hosts of brood parasites defend against parasitism by removing foreign eggs from the nest.
Rebecca Croston, Mark E Hauber
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Bewick Wren, Host to Brown-headed Cowbird
The Canadian field-naturalist, 1969 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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