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A. Amar, Auteur ; S. M. Redpath, AuteurA supplementary feeding and predator removal experiment was conducted on the hen harrier population on West Mainland, Orkney, to test whether increased predation pressure or shortage of food was responsible for the poor breeding success and pote[...]
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S. M. Redpath, Auteur ; B. M. Appleby, Auteur ; S. J. Petty, AuteurBird song structure may honestly reveal the health and vigour of individual males to potential mates and competitors. If this is the case then song may reflect the level of parasitic infections in males. We initially examined the relationship be[...]
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D. M. Evans, Auteur ; S. M. Redpath, Auteur ; S. A. Evans, AuteurIn many birds, it is assumed chat conditions for breeding follow a seasonal pattern of improvement and then decline and that for each individual in the population the optimal clutch size is larger when conditions for breeding are more favorable.[...]
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F. Mougeot, Auteur ; S. M. Redpath, AuteurSexual ornaments may enable females to discriminate amongst potential mates and choose those having either fewer parasites, or those which are more immunocompetent, or better able to cope with parasites. Tetraonid birds exhibit supra-orbital com[...]
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F. Mougeot, Auteur ; S. M. Redpath, Auteur ; F. Leckie, AuteurIn many birds, females prefer males with the biggest or brightest sexual ornaments. which might reflect a higher phenotypic quality, Such as fewer parasites. Unlike humans, most birds detect near-ultraviolet (UV) light, and UV signals can play a[...]
