NEST PREDATION IN A NEOTROPICAL FOREST OCCURS DURING DAYTIME
Abstract Alexander Skutch suggested that the threat of nest predation on tropical birds favors reduced activity near their nests. This hypothesis assumes that nest predation occurs during the day when adult birds are active, but few studies of tropical species have reported distributions of nest los...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The Condor. - Cooper Ornithological Society. - 110(2008), 1, Seite 166-170 |
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2008
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The Condor |
| Schlagworte: | nest activity nest attentiveness nest predation parental investment Skutch hypothesis understory rainforest birds Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Business Arts |