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Resilient Eggs: Highly Successful Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Sites Vary in Their Characteristics

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Sea turtle nest success, defined as the number of eggs in a nest that successfully hatch and emerge, is closely linked to environmental conditions. Interacting biotic and abiotic factors influence hatching and hatchling emergence success.
Jessica Gravelle, Jeanette Wyneken
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Nest success of ground‐nesting ducks in the wetlands of Great Salt Lake, Utah

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
AbstractThe number of ground‐nesting ducks in the wetlands of Great Salt Lake, Utah has drastically decreased in the past few decades. A potential cause for this decline is the increase of predator species and their abundances, which has caused most nests to fail from depredation.
Mark E. Bell, Michael R. Conover
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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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Agricultural Policy and Nest Success of Prairie Ducks in Canada and the United States

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2007
The Prairie Pothole Region of North America has been modified by agriculture during the past 100 yr, resulting in habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation that have reduced the abundance and productivity of many wildlife species. The 1985 U.S.
Mark C. Drever, Thomas D. Nudds, Robert G. Clark   +2 more
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NESTING ECOLOGY OF RIO GRANDE WILD TURKEY IN THE EDWARDS PLATEAU OF TEXAS

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2005
: Rio Grande wild turkey (RGWT; Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) abundance in the southeastern portion of the Edwards Plateau (EP) of Texas has been declining for decades, whereas trends in abundance for the northwestern portion of the EP have remained ...
Charles J. Randel, Raymond Aguirre, Dustin A. Jones, Jody N. Schaap, Beau J. Willsey, Markus J. Peterson, Nova J. Silvy   +6 more
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Nesting Success and Nest Predators in Forest Fragments: A Study Using Real and Artificial Nests [PDF]

The Auk, 2000
Abstract Area sensitivity in songbirds is commonly attributed to increased nest predation in forest fragments. In 1995 and 1996, we tested whether the nest predators and nesting success of an area-sensitive forest bird, the Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis), varied with fragment size, and we also conducted an artificial nest
Zanette, Liana, Jenkins, Bert
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Negative effects of artificial nest boxes on birds: A review

Avian Research, 2023
Artificial nest boxes are placed to attract birds to nest and breed in a specific location, and they are widely used in avian ecology research and in the attraction of insectivorous birds. There is evidence that artificial nest boxes can adversely affect
Luchang Zhang, Xingjian Ma, Zhiyu Chen, Chunying Wang, Zicheng Liu, Xiang Li, Xiaoying Xing   +6 more
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Nest monitoring does not affect nesting success of Whinchats Saxicola rubetra [PDF]

Ibis, 2018
It is important to assess the effect that research activities may have on animals in the wild, especially when key parameters, such as breeding success, could potentially be influenced by observer activity. For birds, some studies have suggested that nest monitoring can increase the chances of nest failure due to predation, whereas others suggest that ...
Jennifer A. Border, Lydia R. Atkinson, Ian G. Henderson, Ian R. Hartley   +3 more
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Grasshopper sparrow reproductive success and habitat use on reclaimed surface mines varies by age of reclamation

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015
We studied 3 mountaintop mining–valley fill (MTMVF) complexes in southern West Virginia, USA to examine grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum pratensis) demographic response to different age classes of mine land reclamation.
Petra B. Wood, Frank K. Ammer
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Phenology largely explains taller grass at successful nests in greater sage‐grouse

Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Much interest lies in the identification of manageable habitat variables that affect key vital rates for species of concern. For ground‐nesting birds, vegetation surrounding the nest may play an important role in mediating nest success by providing ...
Joseph T. Smith, Jason D. Tack, Kevin E. Doherty, Brady W. Allred, Jeremy D. Maestas, Lorelle I. Berkeley, Seth J. Dettenmaier, Terry A. Messmer, David E. Naugle   +8 more
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