Predation in Ground-Nesting Birds: an Experimental Study Using Natural Egg-Color Variation
We tested the hypothesis that cryptically colored eggs would suffer less predation than conspicuous eggs in the ground-nesting red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa. We used A. rufa as a model species because it has a wide range of natural egg colors, the eggs are widely available from breeding farms...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Avian Conservation and Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ace-eco.org/vol2/iss1/art2/ |