Nesting season, nest age, and disturbance, but not habitat characteristics, affect nest survival of Chinese grouse [PDF]
Environmental Epigenetics, 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 ...
Chen Yang, Yue-Hua Sun, Jin-Ming Zhao
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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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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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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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Nest Survival and Failure in Ruffs Breeding on Grazed Coastal Meadows [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionNest survival is a key determinant of birds' breeding success, particularly in ground‐breeding birds, where nest predation is a major cause of reproductive failure.
Hanna Algora +7 more
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Comparative nest survival of three sympatric loon species breeding in the Arctic
Journal of Avian Biology, 2018 Identifying factors influencing nest survival among sympatric species is important for understanding and managing sources of variation in population dynamics of individual species.
Brian D. Uher‐Koch +3 more
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Effects of Regional Weather and Agricultural Practices on the Nest Survival of Northern Lapwings in France [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionNorthern Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) have been in a decades‐long population decline in Europe. Previous studies have shown that declines in lapwings and other meadow‐breeding waders can be explained by reduced reproductive success instead of low adult ...
Reinier F. Van den Berg +3 more
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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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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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