Is it safe to nest near conspicuous neighbours? Spatial patterns in predation risk associated with the density of American Golden-Plover nests

Predation is one of the main factors explaining nesting mortality in most bird species. Birds can avoid nest predation or reduce predation pressure by breeding at higher latitude, showing anti-predator behaviour, selecting nest sites protected from predators, and nesting in association with protecti...

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Autores principales: Giroux, Marie-Andrée, Trottier-Paquet, Myriam, Bêty, Joël, Lamarre, Vincent, Lecomte, Nicolas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
Materias:
Animal Behavior
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27602257
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2193

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27602257
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2193

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