Nest-site selection
Eastern wild turkey nest site selection in two frequently burned pine savannas
... the selection of an appropriate set of scales based on the biology of the ...avian nest success and/or survival (Stephens et ...turkey nest site selection at multiple spatial scales ...
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Adaptation or ecological trap? Altered nest-site selection by Reed Parrotbills after an extreme flood
... in nest-site selection (see also Hunter et ...increasing nest height, the birds decreased the likelihood that their nests would be submerged ...in nest building behavior could still ...
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The effects of patch shape and connectivity on nest site selection and reproductive success of the Indigo Bunting
... Habitat selection is an adaptive decision that leads to increased fitness and reproductive success (Cody ...habitat selection (Schlaepfer et ...of nest site selection and reproductive ...
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Nest predators, nest-site selection and nest success of the Emei Shan Liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis), a vulnerable babbler endemic to southwestern China
... If nest-site selection were adaptive, the attributes of successful and failed nests would differ (Cancellieri and Murphy ...1998). Nest predation has been sug- gested as one of the most ...
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Old nest material functions as an informative cue in making nest-site selection decisions in the European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
... tate nest-site selection in secondary cavity-nesting ...old nest material could provide particularly precise information on previous breeding history because it integrates several poten- tial ...
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Florida Turkey Nest Site Selection and Success
... drives nest success, habitat selection is a hierarchical process where birds select features at different scales [6] [7] [8], and nest success may be the most important factor affecting wild turkey ...
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Nest-site selection and breeding ecology of Streaked Wren-Babbler (Napothera brevicaudata) in a tropical limestone forest of southern China
... The incubation rhythm of the Streaked Wren-Babbler is similar to that of the Nonggang Babbler in having only a few relatively long recess periods (Jiang et al. 2013a). Indeed, adults were away from the nest about ...
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Local termination criteria for Stochastic Diffusion Search : a comparison with the behaviour of ant nest-site selection
... and give them their own (now fixed) termination hypothesis (analogous to the ‘post-quorum’ behavioural state in ants of the genus Temnothorax, wherein post-quorum ants literally carry other ants they encounter to the new ...
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No evidence for UV-based nest-site selection in sticklebacks
... 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 ...
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Thermal biology and nest site selection in the bee 'Halictus rubicundus' (Hymenoptera : Halictidae)
... the site; and to Stuart Gordon and Sheena for continual logistical help throughout my three summers there, and for their amazing optimism during the many periods of typical Scottish summer weather (= ...
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Indirect Effects of Fire Severity on Avian Communities in Ponderosa Pine and Aspen Forests in Western North America: A Review
... in nest site selection. Vierling et al. (2008) examined nest site selection by northern flickers and hairy woodpeckers (Picoides villosus) in burned ponderosa pine in the first ...
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Greater Scaup, Aythya marila , Nest Site Characteristics on Grassy Island, New Brunswick
... marilla) nest site selection on Grassy Island, New Brunswick, during 1995 and 1996 by describing site selection in relation to habitat characteristics and association with larids using ...
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Evaluation of nest site preferences of a nest dismantler, the Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) in Dongzhai National Nature Reserve of central China
... the nest-site competi- tion hypothesis of the nest-dismantling behavior given by Li et ...for nest sites on both local and landscape ...influence nest-site selection, ...
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EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL NOISE EXPOSURE ON SONGBIRD NESTING BEHAVIORS AND NEST SUCCESS
... In this study, we sought to determine whether noise causes a decline in reproductive success by experimentally manipulating the acoustic environment with playbacks after nest-site selection and ...
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Nest-site fidelity and breeding dispersal by Common Tailorbirds in a tropical forest
... of nest-site selection and breeding success more ...ideal nest-site; however, we observed that, no matter whether their nests were preyed upon or succeeded dur- ing the previous year or ...
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Summer Vital Rates and Movement of Northern Bobwhite in Response to Habitat Management on Working Farms.
... to nest or nested in notably poorer sites such as a cornfield void of ground cover, a densely forested pine stand, logging slash within a pine stand clearcut during the previous year, or a hay ...did nest, ...
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A context dependent alarm signal in the ant Temnothorax rugatulus
... unfamiliar nest site and unable to move freely, she released a pheromone from her mandibular gland that signaled other ants to reject this nest as a potential new home, presumably to avoid potential ...
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Nest site preference depends on the relative density of conspecifics and heterospecifics in wild birds
... chosen nest site reflect the preference of the tutor, giving information about the value of that nest site itself, but in our case the nest site characteristic was completely ...
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The insensitive dormouse: reproduction skipping is not caused by chronic stress in Glis glis
... of body temperature to >40°C for several hours during nocturnal foraging (Bieber et al., 2017). Importantly, this evidence for high activity in masting years and low activity in mast failure years was collected at the ...
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1113.pdf
... In addition, a cross-sectional survey of recent project evaluations was conducted as a more rigorous examination of the problems that have arisen in the design and implementation of completed projects. The problems (and ...
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