Seasonal increase of nest height of the Silver-throated Tit (Aegithalos glaucogularis): can it reduce predation risk?

Seasonal increase of nest height of the Silver-throated Tit (Aegithalos glaucogularis): can it reduce predation risk?

Abstract Background Nest predation is usually the main cause of bird nest failure. ‘Predation avoidance hypothesis’ of nest-site selection predicts that birds should prefer nest-sites with higher nesting success. We investigated the relationship between nest height and nest fate in Silver-throated T...

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Main Authors: Haohui Guan, Ye Wen, Pengcheng Wang, Lei Lv, Jiliang Xu, Jianqiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Nesting success
Nest height
Daily survival rate
Seasonal variation
Aegithalos glaucogularis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-018-0135-4

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