Diel patterns of predation and fledging at nests of four species of grassland songbirds
Abstract Although it is common for nestlings to exhibit a strong bias for fledging in the morning, the mechanisms underlying this behavior are not well understood. Avoiding predation risk has been proposed as a likely mechanism by a number of researchers. We used video surveillance records from stud...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-06-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7541 |