Incubation recess behaviors influence nest survival of Wild Turkeys [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 In ground nesting upland birds, reproductive activities contribute to elevated predation risk, so females presumably use multiple strategies to ensure nest success.
Nicholas W. Bakner +4 more
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Seasonal patterns in nest survival of a subtropical wading bird, the Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Nest survival is influenced by where and when birds decide to breed. For ground-nesting species, nest-site characteristics, such as vegetation height and proximity to water, may impact the likelihood of nest flooding or depredation.
Kristen C. Harmon +2 more
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Effect of nest age and habitat variables on nest survival in Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) in a fishpond habitat [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background One important anti‐predator strategy adopted by birds involves nest site selection and timing of breeding. Nest-site selection by marsh-nesting birds often involves nest concealment and water depth as key features influencing nest survival ...
Urszula Zaremba +2 more
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Nesting season, nest age, and disturbance, but not habitat characteristics, affect nest survival of Chinese grouse. [PDF]
Curr Zool, 2020 AbstractNest survival is a vital component of breeding success, and affects population dynamics, as the loss of nests is the main cause of reproductive failure in birds. To identify key factors for the conservation of Chinese grouse Tetrastes sewerzowi, we tested the effects of nest concealment, nest age, nesting season, and habitat edge on nest daily ...
Zhao JM +5 more
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Variation in nest survival of three species of tropical plovers in Madagascar with clutch size, age of nest, year and El Niño effect [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionA combination of life history traits and environmental conditions has been highlighted as the main drivers of avian breeding success. While drivers of breeding success are well known in some species, especially birds in northern, temperate regions ...
Claire E. Tanner +8 more
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Nest survival rate of Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) based on artificial nest experiments. [PDF]
Zool Res, 2017 To explore the nest survival rate of Reeves's pheasant(Syrmaticus reevesii) and the nest-site factors that affect it, we conducted artificial nest experiments with reference to natural nests at Dongzhai National Nature Reserve(DNNR), Henan Province and Pingjingguan, Hubei Province from April to June 2014 simulating the situation in its early and later ...
Luo X, Zhao YZ, Ma J, Li JQ, Xu JL.
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Nest survival patterns in Eurasian Bittern: effect of nest age, time and habitat variables. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Determining the key factors affecting the reproductive success of nesting birds is crucial in order to better understand the population dynamics of endangered species and to introduce effective conservation programmes for them. Inhabiting a variety of wetland habitats, aquatic birds actively select safe nesting sites so as to protect their nests ...
Polak M.
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Fine-scale plasticity in nest placement can compensate for poor quality junipers as nesting trees for gray vireos [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Understanding the interactions between behavior and habitat characteristics can have important implications for species of conservation concern. Gray vireos (Vireo vicinior) are one example of a species of conservation concern that is understudied in ...
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Modeling Heterogeneity in Nest Survival Data [PDF]
Biometrics, 1999 Summary. Current statistical methods for estimating nest survival rates assume that nests are identical in their propensity to succeed. However, there are several biological reasons to question this assumption. For example, experience of the nest builder, number of nest helpers, genetic fitness of individuals, and site effects may contribute to an ...
Natarajan, Ranjini +1 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Differing selection pressures on stationary nest contents compared to mobile offspring mean that the nest-site characteristics resulting in the highest nest success may not be the same characteristics that result in the highest survival of juveniles from
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