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Nest predation risk explains variation in avian clutch size

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  • Kristen G Dillon
  • Courtney J Conway
  • John SkelhornHandling editor

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The risk that an animal’s offspring are eaten by predators is thought to strongly influence an animal’s decisions regarding reproductive effort. We found that birds breeding in locations with a high risk of nest predation laid fewer eggs than their conspecifics nesting in areas with a lower risk of nest predation. Montane birds nesting at higher elevations lay fewer eggs than at lower elevations because of the higher risk of nest predation at higher elevations.

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  • Kristen G Dillon & Courtney J Conway & John SkelhornHandling editor, 2018. "Nest predation risk explains variation in avian clutch size," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29(2), pages 301-311.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:29:y:2018:i:2:p:301-311.
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    1. Frank Groenewoud & Sjouke A Kingma & Kat Bebbington & David S Richardson & Jan Komdeur, 2019. "Experimentally induced antipredator responses are mediated by social and environmental factors," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 30(4), pages 986-992.
    2. Amy K. Hahs & Bertrand Fournier & Myla F. J. Aronson & Charles H. Nilon & Adriana Herrera-Montes & Allyson B. Salisbury & Caragh G. Threlfall & Christine C. Rega-Brodsky & Christopher A. Lepczyk & Fra, 2023. "Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial animal taxa worldwide," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.

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