The importance of viewshed in nest site selection of a ground-nesting shorebird. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBirds and their nests are vulnerable to predation during the breeding season. Many birds have evolved nest placement strategies that minimize risk such as concealing nests in vegetation, or nesting in inaccessible cavities or on cliffs.
Sharon S Dorsey +8 more
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Slit in a Nest Site Influences the Nest Site Selection in Cavity Nesting Ant Colonies [PDF]
InsectsFor ants, nests provide a refuge against predators and protection from environmental factors. Thus, choosing a good nest site is important for an ant colony, but nest sites are limited resources. Ants of the genus Temnothorax inhabit small cavities in, e.
Anna Gruszka +3 more
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Influence of olfactory and visual cover on nest site selection and nest success for grassland-nesting birds [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2017 AbstractHabitat selection by animals is influenced by and mitigates the effects of predation and environmental extremes. For birds, nest site selection is crucial to offspring production because nests are exposed to extreme weather and predation pressure. Predators that forage using olfaction often dominate nest predator communities; therefore, factors
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf +2 more
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Personality-dependent nest site selection and nest success during incubation in wild chestnut thrushes [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Summary: In birds, little is known about how individuals choose nest sites based on their personality traits. Here, we investigate whether a female’s personality (activity and breathing rate) can affect patterns of nest site selection at different ...
Yingqiang Lou +7 more
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Nest-site selection and its influence on breeding success in a poorly-known and declining seabird: The Tahiti petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) is a rare and declining seabird whose breeding biology and nest-site selection are poorly known. Nest-site selection is critical to seabird population fitness, and understanding the factors driving it is ...
Angélique Pagenaud +6 more
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Soil attributes drive nest-site selection by the campo miner Geositta poeciloptera. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Substrate type is a key-factor in nest-site selection and nest architecture of burrowing birds. However, little is known about which factors drive nest-site selection for these species, especially in the tropics.
Ricardo Camargos de Meireles +5 more
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IMPACT OF NEST-SITE SELECTION ON NEST SUCCESS AND NEST TEMPERATURE IN NATURAL AND DISTURBED HABITATS
Ecology, 2002 Nest-site selection behavior is a maternal effect that contributes to offspring survival and variation in offspring phenotypes that are subject to natural selection. We investigated nest-site selection and its consequences in the snapping turtle, Chelydra ser- pentina, in northwestern Illinois.
Fredric J Janzen
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Journal of Avian Biology, 2023 Selecting a suitable nest site is critical to the survival and reproduction of birds. Prospecting allows individuals to gather information on the local quality of potential future breeding sites, which may help them make the best nest site selection ...
Xudong Li +5 more
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Nest-Site Selection in the Cape Sugarbird [PDF]
Zoologica Africana, 1976 Cape sugarbirds, Promerops cafer, preferred certain pro tea bushes as nest-sites. These bushes were characterized by relatively large leaves and dense foliage. Nests were usually placed in the central parts of bushes Nest-sites were shielded from the cold night sky, and were associated with relatively favourable air temperatures and protection from ...
Burger, A.E. +2 more
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Effects of grazing strategy on facultative grassland bird nesting on native grassland pastures of the Mid-South USA [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Understanding how livestock grazing strategies of native warm season grasses (NWSG) can impact facultative grassland bird nesting can provide insight for conservation efforts.
Byron R. Buckley +6 more
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