High Incubation Attendance and Nesting Site Constraints of the Sclater's Monal in an Alpine Environment in Southwestern China
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70665
Abstract: ABSTRACT Breeding in alpine environments poses significant challenges to birds, requiring specific adaptations for survival. The Sclater's monal ( Lophophorus sclateri ), a regionally threatened, typical alpine pheasant species, is restricted to high‐elevation habitat from… read more here.
Keywords: alpine environment; high incubation; nesting sites; sclater monal ... See more keywords
Behavioural responses of two penguin species to simulated tourist activities: do nesting sites’ size and position matter?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0954102025100357
Abstract: This study investigates the impact of tourist activities on penguin behaviour on Barrientos Island, an intensively visited site in the Antarctic Peninsula. By simulating tourist presence and activities, we assessed the behavioural responses of two… read more here.
Keywords: behavioural responses; size; tourist activities; position ... See more keywords
Predicting suitable nesting sites for the Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger Spix 1825) in the Central Amazon basin
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DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2019.1646066
Abstract: ABSTRACT After many years of illegal hunting and commercialization, the populations of the Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) have been recovering during the last four decades due to the enforcement of a legislation that inhibits their… read more here.
Keywords: black caiman; amazon basin; caiman melanosuchus; nesting sites ... 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
Presence-absence surveys yield spatially imprecise information about nesting sites of an endangered, forest-nesting seabird
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315531
Abstract: Presence-absence surveys are frequently used to monitor populations of rare and elusive species. Such data may also be used as a proxy for breeding activity, but links between presence-absence data and higher-order processes must be… read more here.
Keywords: presence; presence absence; absence surveys; nesting sites ... See more keywords
A finding of maintained cryonotothenioid nesting sites in the Western Weddell Sea
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1648168
Abstract: The Weddell Sea is one of Earth’s most remote and least studied regions. The region around the Larsen C Ice shelf has been largely inaccessible because of its remoteness, extreme cold, rough seas, ice cover,… read more here.
Keywords: nesting sites; weddell sea; finding maintained; sea ... See more keywords