Correlates of early reproduction and apparent fitness consequences in male Soay sheep
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10058
Abstract: Abstract Life history trade‐offs are ubiquitous across species and place constraints on the timing of life history events, including the optimal age at first reproduction. However, studies on lifetime breeding success of male mammals are… read more here.
Keywords: apparent fitness; soay sheep; fitness consequences; success ... See more keywords
The Complex Relationship Between High Temperatures and Avian Breeding Success: Insights From a Global Review
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71771
Abstract: ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the major threats to biodiversity. Understanding how species cope with increasing temperature is of prime importance when assessing population viability. We present a systematic review of the association between… read more here.
Keywords: breeding success; high temperatures; relationship high; review ... See more keywords
Earlier and more frequent occupation of breeding sites during the non‐breeding season increases breeding success in a colonial seabird
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9213
Abstract: Abstract Competition for high‐quality breeding sites in colonial species is often intense, such that individuals may invest considerable time in site occupancy even outside the breeding season. The site defense hypothesis predicts that high‐quality sites… read more here.
Keywords: breeding; success; non breeding; breeding sites ... See more keywords
Annual variation in breeding success in boreal forest grouse: Four decades of monitoring reveals bottom‐up drivers to be more important than predation
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9327
Abstract: Abstract Knowledge of the temporal variation in reproductive success and its key driving factors is crucial in predicting animal population persistence. Few studies have examined the effects of a range of explanatory factors operating simultaneously… read more here.
Keywords: success; predation; boreal forest; variation breeding ... See more keywords
PIT tagging does not measurably reduce reproductive success in sensitive burrow-nesting seabirds
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-023-04387-x
Abstract: Investigator disturbance while monitoring seabirds can result in lower survival rates and breeding success, leaving lasting negative impacts on the population and biasing observations. For example, monitoring rhinoceros auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata) and other burrowing alcids… read more here.
Keywords: pit tagging; pit; disturbance; breeding success ... See more keywords
Overgrazing triggers cascading effects on a top avian scavenger: long-term changes in diet and breeding success
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DOI: 10.1007/s10344-025-01896-6
Abstract: Wildlife feeding and nutrition are key drivers of several demographic parameters, such as breeding success and survival, influencing long-term population viability. To comply with the diet requirements that ensure offspring survival, parents adapt their forage… read more here.
Keywords: vulture; diet diversity; long term; breeding success ... See more keywords
Migration phenology and breeding success are predicted by methylation of a photoperiodic gene in the barn swallow
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DOI: 10.1038/srep45412
Abstract: Individuals often considerably differ in the timing of their life-cycle events, with major consequences for individual fitness, and, ultimately, for population dynamics. Phenological variation can arise from genetic effects but also from epigenetic modifications in… read more here.
Keywords: methylation; phenology breeding; breeding success; migration ... See more keywords
Avian prey intake and breeding success parity of the powerful owl in dry, inland Victoria
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DOI: 10.1111/aec.70005
Abstract: Apex predators are vulnerable to environmental changes which can cascade through trophic levels of an ecosystem. Investigating prey‐predator relationships is important for directing conservation efforts and understanding how species may respond to ecosystem changes. This… read more here.
Keywords: prey; breeding success; prey intake; powerful owl ... See more keywords
Does it always pay to defend one's nest? A case study in African penguin
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DOI: 10.1111/eth.12704
Abstract: Editor: T. Tregenza Abstract Throughout the animal kingdom, individual variation in reproductive success is commonly observed, even under similar environmental conditions. However, the mechanisms behind such differences remain unclear. The notion of behavioural consistency in… read more here.
Keywords: assortment; study; success; breeding success ... See more keywords
Hissing females of great tits ( Parus major ) have lower breeding success than non‐hissing individuals
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DOI: 10.1111/eth.12952
Abstract: Antipredator strategies vary remarkably between individuals within populations. Parents tend to take greater risks when brood value is increased. Moreover, individuals consistently differ in a whole suite of correlated behaviours that may cause distinctive responses… read more here.
Keywords: parus major; non hissing; success; tits parus ... See more keywords
Nest‐site characteristics, breeding success and competitive interactions between two recently sympatric apex predators
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DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12498
Abstract: An influential period in avian life-cycles is the annual breeding season, when competition over suitable nesting-sites and territories is a key factor that can determine fitness and distribution, especially for highly species that are highly… read more here.
Keywords: breeding success; short toed; long legged; nest site ... See more keywords