Evaluation of factors associated with predation on Caiman latirostris nests (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in Argentina [PDF]
Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2016 Predation is a major cause of crocodilian egg loss. However, at present, the mechanisms by which predators detect nests is unknown. Previous studies have reported that predators are able to detect prey using both visual and olfactory cues.
Melina Soledad Simoncini +3 more
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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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Breeding phenology of birds: mechanisms underlying seasonal declines in the risk of nest predation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Seasonal declines in avian clutch size are well documented, but seasonal variation in other reproductive parameters has received less attention. For example, the probability of complete brood mortality typically explains much of the variation in ...
Kathi L Borgmann +2 more
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Contrast in edge vegetation structure modifies the predation risk of natural ground nests in an agricultural landscape. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Nest predation risk generally increases nearer forest-field edges in agricultural landscapes. However, few studies test whether differences in edge contrast (i.e.
Nicole A Schneider +3 more
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Artificial nest predation rates vary depending on visibility in the eastern Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2014 Observational and experimental studies have shown that increased concealment of bird nests reduces nest predation rates. The objective of the present study was to evaluate differences in predation rates between two experimental manipulations of ...
Fernanda Michalski, Darren Norris
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Do Freshwater Turtles Use Rainfall to Increase Nest Success?
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Rainfall following turtle nest construction has long been believed to increase nest survival by its effects on reducing the location cues used by nest predators.
Gregory A. Geller +3 more
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Journal of Avian Biology, 2022 The majority of the world's seabirds show substantial population declines, but a detailed understanding of the phenomenon is lacking. A potentially important mechanism that has received momentum lately is nest predation.
Bård‐Jørgen Bårdsen +1 more
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Nest predation in Afrotropical forest fragments shaped by inverse edge effects, timing of nest initiation and vegetation structure [PDF]
, 2014 High levels of nest predation influence the population dynamics of many tropical birds, especially when deforestation alters nest predator communities. The consequences of tropical forest fragmentation on nest predation, however, remain poorly understood,
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Predator identity influences the effect of habitat management on nest predation [PDF]
Ecological Applications, 2015 Predation is the leading cause of nest failure for many passerines and considerable effort is devoted to identifying the habitat characteristics and management practices that influence nest loss. The habitat components associated with nest loss are strongly influenced by the ecology of nest predators and differ among predator species as a result ...
Lyons, Timothy +3 more
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Landscape effects on nest site selection and nest success of Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus in lowland wet grasslands [PDF]
, 2016 Capsule: Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus avoid nesting close to small woodland patches but nest predation rates do not vary with distance to woodland patches, either because risky areas are avoided or perceived nest predation risk does not reflect ...
Hayhow D.B. +6 more
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