Predators and the breeding bird: Behavioral and reproductive flexibility under the risk of predation

Biological Reviews

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 485-513

  Lima, Steven L ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Body mass regulation; Breeding season sociality; Habitat selection; Lekking; Life history flexibility; Nest predation; Nest site selection; Predation risk; Singing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BODY MASS; BREEDING; BROOD PARASITISM; CLUTCH SIZE; DECISION MAKING; LIFE HISTORY; MICROHABITAT; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION;

AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 67749139598     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00085.x     Document Type: Review

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