Coping with shifting nest predation refuges by European reed Warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Predation, the most important source of nest mortality in altricial birds, has been a subject of numerous studies during past decades. However, the temporal dynamics between changing predation pressures and parental responses remain poorly understood. We
Lucyna Halupka +3 more
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Behavioural adjustment in response to increased predation risk : a study in three duck species [PDF]
, 2011 Predation directly triggers behavioural decisions designed to increase immediate survival. However, these behavioural modifications can have long term costs. There is therefore a trade-off between antipredator behaviours and other activities.
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Avian Research, 2022 Nest predation is an essential factor affecting bird population density, reproductive ecology and life cycle. However, there are still contradictory results about how nest predation pressure changes with urbanization.
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Spatial and temporal patterns of carabid activity-density in cereals do not explain levels of predation on weed seeds [PDF]
, 2008 Seed predation is an important component of seed mortality of weeds in agro-ecosystems, but the agronomic use and management of this natural weed suppression is hampered by a lack of insight in the underlying ecological processes.
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Evidence of the trade-off between starvation and predation risks in ducks [PDF]
, 2011 The theory of trade-off between starvation and predation risks predicts a decrease in body mass in order to improve flight performance when facing high predation risk.
Zimmer, Cedric +22 more
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Predation life history responses to increased temperature variability [PDF]
, 2014 This study was funded by a Postdoctoral fellowship to MB (SFRH/BPD/82259/2011) Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (www.fct.pt/index.phtml.pt) and with a ‘‘Bolsista CAPES/BRASIL’’, (Project A058/2013) to AMVMS.The evolution of life history traits is ...
Barbosa, Miguel +10 more
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Factors that influence Cape fur seal predation on Cape gannets at Lambert’s Bay, South Africa [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Seabird populations experience predation that can impact their breeding density and breeding success. The Cape gannet Morus capensis is endemic to the Benguela upwelling ecosystem and is classified as Endangered by the IUCN.
Zanri Strydom +5 more
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Diel timing of nest predation changes across breeding season in a subtropical shorebird
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Predation is the most common cause of nest failure in birds. While nest predation is relatively well studied in general, our knowledge is unevenly distributed across the globe and taxa, with, for example, limited information on shorebirds breeding in ...
Martin Sládeček +10 more
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Trade-offs between the risks of predation and starvation in subtropical granivorous finches [PDF]
, 2007 Animal community structures, life histories and individual foraging behaviour are all an outcome of a trade-off between competition for resources (and thus the risk of starvation) and survival (and thus the risk of predation).
Brandt, Miriam J.
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Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2021 Predation is often the leading cause of nest failure among passerines; however, specific causes are often unknown or can be misidentified in the field.
Amy L. Wynia +2 more
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