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Increased nest defence of upland-nesting ducks in response to experimentally reduced risk of nest predation

John A. Dassow, Auteur ; Michael W. Eichholz, Auteur ; Joshua D. Stafford, Auteur ; Patrick J. Weatherhead, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (43(1) JAN 2012)

Parent birds should take greater risks defending nests that have a higher probability of success. Given high rates of mammalian nest predation, therefore, parents should risk more for nests in areas with a lower risk of mammalian predation. We t[...]

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