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Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest

European Journal of Entomology, 2021
Temperature is an important factor for invertebrates. Social insects build nests, which along with their ability to thermoregulate, provide shelter from extreme temperatures.
Sławomir MITRUS
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The Amur Paradise Flycatcher ( Terpsiphone incei ) with distinct male dichromatism: implications for nest-site selection and nesting success

Journal of Field Ornithology
Nest-site selection plays a crucial role in reproductive success and survival of birds, particularly for territorial birds. Therefore, it is important to understand how birds identify and select their nesting sites.
Ting Pan, Si Wu, Feng Lin, Sheng Ding, Nan Jiang, Naxun Zhao, Xinping Ye, Xiaoping Yu   +7 more
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A high incidence of non-cavity nesting in an introduced population of House Sparrows suggests that the species should not be constrained by cavity-nest site availability

Avian Research, 2017
Background The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) has undergone dramatic population declines in many parts of Europe. It has been widely hypothesised that a lack of cavity nest sites has contributed to this decline.
Elizabeth Louise Sheldon, Simon Charles Griffith   +1 more
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Ring‐necked pheasant nest site selection in a landscape with high adoption of fall‐seeded cover crops

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023
Grasslands provide important nesting cover for ring‐necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), but they have been largely reduced with intensification of row‐cropping systems, resulting in population declines for pheasants and other grassland birds across ...
Taylor R. Shirley, Adam K. Janke
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Flycatchers copy conspecifics in nest-site selection but neither personal experience nor frequency of tutors have an effect. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Using the behavior of others in guiding one's own behavior is a common strategy in animals. The prevailing theory predicts that young age and the inexperience of an individual are expected to increase the probability of adopting the behaviors of others ...
Tuomo Jaakkonen, Annemari Kari, Jukka T Forsman   +2 more
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No evidence for UV-based nest-site selection in sticklebacks [PDF]

Frontiers in Zoology, 2006
Nests are built in various animal taxa including fish. In systems with exclusive male parental care, the choice of a nest site may be an important component of male fitness. The nest site may influence male attractiveness as a mate, and male, embryo, and juvenile survival probabilities. Reproductively active three-spined stickleback males establish and
Bakker Theo CM, Modarressie Ricarda
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Measuring congruence between available and selected vegetation at wild turkey nest sites

Wildlife Society Bulletin
Processes underlying nest‐site selection are often considered drivers influencing wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo ssp.) nest success. Thus, decisions by females to identify nest sites should govern all other components of reproductive habitat selection ...
Landon R. Schofield, Nicholas W. Bakner, Cody Cedotal, Michael J. Chamberlain, Bret A. Collier   +4 more
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Nesting Mottled Duck ( Anas fulvigula ) selection of ungrazed grasslands in southwestern Louisiana is associated with increased nest survival

Avian Conservation and Ecology
Nest site selection is a discrete and often repeated choice, and individuals should select nest sites that maximize reproductive success and thus increase fitness.
Elizabeth S Bonczek, Kevin M. Ringelman, Samantha A Collins, Joseph R. Marty   +3 more
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Nest attendance and thermoregulation behaviors correlate with nest site microclimate in breeding dark-capped bulbul, Pycnonotus tricolor

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Temperatures within bird nests should not become too high to prevent adults and their offspring from overheating. Reproducing birds can influence nest temperature relative to ambient temperature through nest-site selection and control egg temperature ...
Elke Molenaar, Marc Naguib, Eline J. E. Weenink, Alexandra Bobric, Scott Krauts, Kat Bebbington, Kat Bebbington, Ara Monadjem, Ara Monadjem, Sjouke A. Kingma, Kevin D. Matson   +10 more
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Nest-searching cues and studies of nest-site selection and nesting success

Journal of Field Ornithology, 2004
Abstract Locating and monitoring nests are among the most widely used approaches in studies of avian ecology, evolution, and conservation. While several papers outline “best practices” for nest studies, nest-searching techniques are seldom standardized in field investigations because observers generally use strategies that work best for them.
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