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Coating plasticine eggs can eliminate the overestimation of predation on artificial ground nests

Jeno J. Purger, Auteur ; Kornelia Kurucz, Auteur ; Adam Toth, Auteur ; Péter Batáry, Auteur

Dans Bird Study (59(3) 2012)

Capsule The use of plasticine eggs coated with a thin layer of rubber instead of entirely plasticine eggs in dummy nests reduced the unnaturally high nest predation rate caused by attracted small mammals, while also enabling the identification o[...]

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Daily survival rates of eggs in artificial ground and shrub bird nests

Jeno J. Purger, Auteur ; Eduard Kletecki, Auteur ; Balazs Trocsanyi, Auteur ; Jasmina Muzinic, Auteur ; Gabriella L. Szeles, Auteur ; Jozsef Lanszki, Auteur

Dans Ardeola (62(2) DEC 2015)

Predation may cause important losses to the biodiversity of small islands. In this study we analysed the predation pressure on clutches of nesting birds in two islands of the Zadar Archipelago, Olib and Silba, which belong to an Important Bird A[...]

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Possible effects of nest predation on the breeding success of Ferruginous Ducks Aythya nyroca

Jeno J. Purger, Auteur ; Lidia A. Meszaros, Auteur

Dans Bird Conservation International (16(4) DEC 2006)

d To investigate whether nest predation can influence the breeding success of Ferruginous Ducks Aythya nyroca, artificial nests were used in Nagyberek, the strictly protected swamp pond of the Juniper Woodland Nature Conservation Area (Somogy co[...]

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