The effects of habitat variables and land use on breeding birds in remnant wetland strips in an arid, rural landscape
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.01.001
Abstract: Abstract The Jordan Valley exemplifies the pressure of multiple human actions including intensive livestock grazing and agriculture on bird diversity. The abundances and occurrence of breeding birds were studied along remnant perennial streams which flow… read more here.
Keywords: breeding birds; habitat variables; effects habitat; landscape ... See more keywords
Direct benefits explain interspecific variation in helping behaviour among cooperatively breeding birds
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01299-5
Abstract: Kin selection theory provides one important explanation for seemingly altruistic helping behaviour by non-breeding subordinates in cooperative breeding animals. However, it cannot explain why helpers in many species provide energetically costly care to unrelated offspring.… read more here.
Keywords: breeding birds; direct benefits; helping behaviour; variation helping ... See more keywords
Nestedness pattern and the influence of geographical factors on Algerian island breeding birds
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DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2019.1690248
Abstract: ABSTRACT The relationship between the abundance of breeding birds on the studied islands and the topographic variables (surface and distance from the continent) was tested via data on the breeding birds of 11 islands in… read more here.
Keywords: island breeding; breeding birds; breeding; pattern influence ... See more keywords
Safety first: terrestrial predators drive selection of highly specific nesting sites in colonial‐breeding birds
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DOI: 10.1111/jav.01380
Abstract: Nesting is a critical yet hazardous life stage for many birds. For colonial-breeding birds, the conspicuousness of the colony to predators suggests immense pressure to select optimal colonial nesting sites. But what drives selection of… read more here.
Keywords: colonial breeding; colony; breeding birds; safety first ... See more keywords
Urban green roofs provide habitat for migrating and breeding birds and their arthropod prey
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202298
Abstract: The world is rapidly urbanizing, and many previously biodiverse areas are now mostly composed of impervious surface. This loss of natural habitat causes local bird communities to become dominated by urban dweller and urban utilizer… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; breeding birds; green roofs; migrating breeding ... See more keywords
Forecasting biodiversity in breeding birds using best practices
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4278
Abstract: Biodiversity forecasts are important for conservation, management, and evaluating how well current models characterize natural systems. While the number of forecasts for biodiversity is increasing, there is little information available on how well these forecasts… read more here.
Keywords: breeding birds; biodiversity forecasts; best practices; biodiversity ... See more keywords