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Egg covering in cavity nesting birds may prevent nest usurpation by other species
ABSTRACT: Some birds cover their eggs with nest material when they leave to forage. It has been suggested that such egg-covering aids thermoregulation or prevents predation but here we present a new hypothesis, that secondary cavity-nesting species cover their eggs to prevent nest usurpation by othe...
Autores principales: | Slagsvold, Tore, Wiebe, Karen L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8570351/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34759442 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-021-03045-w |
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