Three cases of collared owlet depredation on the green‐backed tit within nest boxes
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11083
Abstract: Abstract The main cause of the reproductive failure of cavity‐nesting birds is nest predation, even though cavity nests protect from numerous predators. To study the breeding biology of the green‐backed tit (Parus monticolus) and to… read more here.
Keywords: three cases; cavity; backed tit; cavity nesting ... See more keywords
Bee Tracker—an open‐source machine learning‐based video analysis software for the assessment of nesting and foraging performance of cavity‐nesting solitary bees
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8575
Abstract: Abstract The foraging and nesting performance of bees can provide important information on bee health and is of interest for risk and impact assessment of environmental stressors. While radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology is an efficient… read more here.
Keywords: software; solitary bees; cavity nesting; nesting solitary ... See more keywords
No evidence for environmental filtering of cavity‐nesting solitary bees and wasps by urbanization using trap nests
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9360
Abstract: Abstract Spatial patterns in biodiversity are used to establish conservation priorities and ecosystem management plans. The environmental filtering of communities along urbanization gradients has been used to explain biodiversity patterns but demonstrating filtering requires precise… read more here.
Keywords: bees wasps; evidence environmental; environmental filtering; cavity nesting ... See more keywords
Re-establishment of cavity-nesting bee and wasp communities along a reforestation gradient in southern Amazonia.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04920-z
Abstract: Global initiatives to reforest degraded areas have intensified in recent years, in an attempt to reverse the environmental impacts of habitat loss on species and ecosystem provided by them. However, the effectiveness of such reforestation… read more here.
Keywords: cavity nesting; along reforestation; reforestation gradient; reforestation ... See more keywords
Ecological traps: evidence of a fitness cost in a cavity-nesting bird
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04969-w
Abstract: Habitat quality has direct effects on the evolutionary fitness of breeding organisms, which is why it is believed that animals tend to have an evolved preference for the best possible habitats. However, some animals may… read more here.
Keywords: evidence fitness; traps evidence; cavity nesting; fitness ... See more keywords
Benchmarking nesting aids for cavity-nesting bees and wasps
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-019-01853-1
Abstract: In urban areas, the diversity and abundance of cavity-nesting Hymenoptera may be restricted due to scarce nesting resources. Artificial nesting sites (nesting aids) are being installed to compensate for this shortage in a growing number… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; cavity nesting; cavity; nesting hymenoptera ... See more keywords
Microbiotope selection in saproxylic bees and wasps (Hymenoptera, Aculeata): cavity-nesting communities in forests and wooded pastures are affected by variation in openness but not deadwood
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-023-00545-0
Abstract: Saproxylic insects are an important component of forest biodiversity; however, their ecological requirements are mostly studied on beetles, while other groups are less considered. Aculeate Hymenoptera provide valuable ecosystem services, and some rely on deadwood… read more here.
Keywords: hymenoptera; wooded pasture; closed canopy; cavity nesting ... See more keywords
Fitting different visual models to behavioral patterns of parasitic egg rejection along a natural egg color gradient in a cavity-nesting host species
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DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2019.12.007
Abstract: Avian brood parasites lay their eggs in other birds' nests, and hosts can mitigate the fitness cost of raising unrelated offspring by rejecting parasitic eggs. A visually-based cognitive mechanism often thought to be used by… read more here.
Keywords: host species; directional chromatic; rejection; egg ... See more keywords
Nesting strategy shapes territorial aggression but not testosterone: A comparative approach in female and male birds
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104995
Abstract: Our understanding of the proximate and ultimate mechanisms shaping competitive reproductive phenotypes primarily stems from research on male-male competition for mates, even though competition is widespread in both sexes. We evaluate the hypothesis that the… read more here.
Keywords: testosterone; aggression; territorial aggression; cavity nesting ... See more keywords
Evolution of iris colour in relation to cavity nesting and parental care in passerine birds
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0783
Abstract: Strong selection pressures are known to act on animal coloration. Although many animals vary in eye colour, virtually no research has investigated the functional significance of these colour traits. Passeriformes have a range of iris… read more here.
Keywords: parental care; cavity nesting; cavity; passerine birds ... See more keywords
Behavioural co‐option of plant secondary compounds by a cavity‐nesting bird is an adaptation against competition and predation
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14731
Abstract: Interactions with competitors and predators can generate strong selection and favour the evolution of novel strategies for mitigating fitness costs. Adaptations to mitigate competition and predation risk often involve evolution of traits which directly reduce… read more here.
Keywords: predation; behavioural option; cavity nesting; competition ... See more keywords