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Predation Cues in Solitary bee Nests [PDF]
Journal of Insect Behavior, 2017 Predation at the nesting site can significantly affect solitary bees' reproductive success. We tested female red mason bees' (Osmia bicornis L.) acceptance of potential nesting sites, some of which were marked with cues coming from predated conspecifics (crushed bees) or from a predator itself (rodent excreta).
Justyna Kierat +3 more
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Nest predation research: recent findings and future perspectives [PDF]
Journal of Ornithology, 2015 Nest predation is a key source of selection for birds that has attracted increasing attention from ornithologists. The inclusion of new concepts applicable to nest predation that stem from social information, eavesdropping or physiology has expanded our knowledge considerably.
Ibanez-Alamo, J.D. +7 more
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Nest attentiveness drives nest predation in arctic sandpipers
Oikos, 2020 Most birds incubate their eggs to allow embryo development. This behaviour limits the ability of adults to perform other activities. Hence, incubating adults trade off incubation and nest protection with foraging to meet their own needs. Parents can either cooperate to sustain this tradeoff or incubate alone.
Nicolas Meyer +25 more
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Does nest predation affect nest-site selection in larks ?
Revue d'Écologie (La Terre et La Vie), 1996 Nest-site selection may affect nest predation rates. In this paper we analyse nest-site habitat selection in the Thekla and Lesser Short-toed larks, and compare the habitats of successful and predated nests. Both species have a preference for safe sites. At present, however, there are not habitat differences between successful and predated nests.
YANES, M., ONATE, J. J.
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Spatiotemporal Effects of Supplementary Feeding of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) on Artificial Ground Nest Depredation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Supplementary feeding of ungulates, being widely used in game management, may have unwanted consequences. Its role in agricultural damage is well-studied, but few studies have considered the potential for the practice to attract ground nest predators ...
Ragne Oja +2 more
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Carcasses attract invasive species and increase artificial nest predation in a desert environment
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 In addition to feeding on animal remains, many scavengers also function as predators. Carcasses may therefore affect local animal communities by attracting facultative scavengers and increasing predation risk for other species in the vicinity of the ...
Emma E. Spencer +5 more
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Female in-nest chatter song increases predation [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2016 Female song is an ancestral trait in songbirds, yet extant females generally sing less than males. Here, we examine sex differences in the predation cost of singing behaviour. The superb fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus ) is a Southern Hemisphere songbird; males and females provision the brood and produce solo song year-
Sonia, Kleindorfer +2 more
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Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2021 Predation is often the leading cause of nest failure among passerines; however, specific causes are often unknown or can be misidentified in the field.
Amy L. Wynia +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Nest predation studies often use artificial nests to secure sample sizes and nest distribution patterns that allow empirically testing differences in predation rates between ecological units of interest.
Katrine S Hoset, Magne Husby
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Birds can assess nest predation risk and adjust their parental activity accordingly. Risk taking behavior should be related to investment in reproduction as well as to confidence in parenthood that often differ between sexes.
Irene Saavedra +2 more
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