Results 41 to 50 of about 47,477 (297)

Fight or flight: Geographic variation in antipredator defenses by cinereous tits

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
In the face of death from predation, parent birds have to choose between prioritizing current versus future reproduction. Previous studies have shown that when exposed to predation risk, birds breeding in the tropics prioritize their own safety, whereas ...
Lei Zhang, Jianping Liu, Haiwang Zhang, Dongmei Wan, Wei Liang, Anders Pape Møller   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nest remains are insufficient to identify predators of waterfowl nests

Wildlife Research, 2022
Context Nest predation is a leading cause of nest failure for most ground-nesting birds. Methods that allow for accurate classification of fate and identification of predators are important for understanding productivity and conservation strategies.
Kaylan M. Kemink, Kyle J. Kuechle, Mason L. Sieges, Sam Krohn, Cailey D. Isaacson, John Palarski, Nick Conrad, Allicyn Nelson, Boyan Liu, Thomas K. Buhl, Susan N. Ellis-Felege   +10 more
openaire   +1 more source

EFFECT OF RACCOON (PROCYON LOTOR) REDUCTION ON BLANDING’S TURTLE (EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII) NEST SUCCESS [PDF]

, 2016
The Lake County Forest Preserve District has monitored a state-endangered Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) population at two adjoining nature preserves along the Illinois–Wisconsin border since 2004.
Glowacki, Gary A., Nielsen, Clayton K., Urbanek, Rachael E.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Effects of nest concealment on nest predation and cowbird parasitism, flight initiation distance and female stress levels in the Wood Thrush

Journal of Field Ornithology, 2023
Temperate zone songbirds in North America can experience high levels of nest predation and Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) parasitism, which may contribute to population declines, and an important question is whether nesting females can mitigate ...
Alexandra M. Israel, Sue Hayes, Brendan P. Boyd, Bridget J. M. Stutchbury   +3 more
doaj  

Snakes are the principal nest predators of the threatened reed parrotbill in a coastal wetland of eastern China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Nest predation is a major limiting factor of bird reproductive success, and predation by snakes may have particularly adverse effects on passerines. The reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei) is a threatened passerine that inhabits reedbeds in East China,
Pan Chen, Taiyu Chen, Bin Liu, Manyu Zhang, Changhu Lu, Yanhong Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deceptive nest defence in ground-nesting birds and the risk of intermediate strategies. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Nest predation is an important determinant of reproductive success and ground-nesting birds exhibit a variety of nest defence strategies to mitigate the risk. Many small-bodied, ground nesting birds rely on deceptive behaviours such as injury-feigning to
Paul A Smith, Darryl B Edwards
doaj   +1 more source

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, Loïc Bollache, François‐Xavier Dechaume‐Moncharmont, Jérôme Moreau, Eve Afonso, Anders Angerbjörn, Joël Bêty, Dorothée Ehrich, Vladimir Gilg, Marie‐Andrée Giroux, Jannik Hansen, Richard B. Lanctot, Johannes Lang, Nicolas Lecomte, Laura McKinnon, Jeroen Reneerkens, Sarah T. Saalfeld, Brigitte Sabard, Niels M. Schmidt, Benoît Sittler, Paul Smith, Aleksandr Sokolov, Vasiliy Sokolov, Natalia Sokolova, Rob van Bemmelen, Olivier Gilg   +25 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Postfledging Survival, Movements, and Dispersal of Ring Ouzels (Turdus torquatus) [PDF]

, 2013
We thank Invercauld Estate for cooperation with access to Glen Clunie. S. Redpath, J. Wilson, and S. Roos provided valuable comments on the manuscript. This study was funded by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Scottish Natural Heritage, and
Eaton M. A., Gibbons D., Graham W. Rebecca, Innes M. W. Sim, Jane M. Reid, Joanna L. Loughrey, Murray C. Grant, Sim I., Sonja C. Ludwig, Thirgood S. J., Watson D.   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Nest predation on birds that nest in rock cavities in a tropical limestone forest of southern China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017
High nest predation is often found in tropical birds, though data from tropical limestone regions are lacking. In a limestone karst rainforest of south China, two species of babblers breed in rock cavities in different seasonal periods: the endangered ...
Aiwu Jiang, Demeng Jiang, Eben Goodale, Yuanguang Wen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large‐Scale Genomics Reveals Three‐Source Ancestry and Layered Adaptation to High Altitude in Tibetan Chickens

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Whole‐genome analysis of 1,054 chickens reveals three ancestral sources (NWC, SYA, and SHF) with distinct temporal entry patterns into the Tibetan Plateau. Route‐specific selection scans, calibrated against a demographic null, suggest complementary functional enrichments—vascular homeostasis (NWC), calcium signaling and cardiac adaptation (SYA), and ...
Zongyi Zhao, Ruixue Nie, Hailu Fan, Tenzin Ngodroup, Li Zhu, Hongbin Pan, Bo Zhang, Hao Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source