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Loren Merrill, Auteur ; Stephen A. Tyndel, Auteur ; Michael P. Ward, Auteur ; Thomas J. Benson, Auteur ; Jinelle H. Sperry, AuteurResearchers and managers have used the tendency of some species of birds to settle near conspecifics (i.e., conspecific attraction) to help establish or reestablish species of conservation concern in targeted habitats. However, most studies of c[...]
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Daniel G. Kovar, Auteur ; Jinelle H. Sperry, Auteur ; David A. Cimprich, Auteur
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Than J. Boves, Auteur ; Jinelle H. Sperry, Auteur ; Kristin Comolli, Auteur ; Patrick J. Weatherhead, AuteurThe cost of brood parasitism favors the evolution of host behaviors that reduce the risk or expense of being parasitized. Endangered Black-capped Vireos (Vireo atricapilla) have likely coexisted with brood-parasitic Brown-headed Cowbirds (Moloth[...]
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Jinelle H. Sperry, Auteur ; T. Luke George, Auteur ; Steve Zack, Auteur
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Jinelle H. Sperry, Auteur ; Rebecca G. Peak, Auteur ; David A. Cimprich, Auteur ; Patrick J. Weatherhead, AuteurVariation in predator behavior has been proposed, but not tested, as a mechanism producing seasonal declines in avian nest success. We test this hypothesis by documenting seasonal activity of Texas ratsnakes Elaphe obsoleta and nest failure of e[...]
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Jinelle H. Sperry, Auteur ; Douglas G. Barron, Auteur ; Patrick J. Weatherhead, AuteurSeasonal variation in nest success is well documented for many bird species. Predator behavior has been suggested as a mechanism behind these seasonal patterns, but this hypothesis has received little attention. Here we test the hypothesis that [...]
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Brett A. DeGregorio, Auteur ; Scott J. Chiavacci, Auteur ; Patrick J. Weatherhead, Auteur ; John D. Willson, Auteur ; Thomas J. Benson, Auteur ; Jinelle H. Sperry, AuteurPredation is the leading cause of nest failure for most birds. Thus, for ornithologists interested in the causes and consequences of variation in nest success, knowing the identity and understanding the behavior of dominant nest predators is lik[...]
