Facultative nest patch shifts in response to nest predation risk in the Brewer's sparrow: A "win-stay, lose-switch" strategy?

Oecologia

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 885-892

  Chalfoun, Anna D ^a   Martin, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral plasticity; Brewer's sparrow; Habitat selection; Prior information; Re nesting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FLEDGING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; SHRUB; SITE SELECTION; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; PREDATION; SPARROW; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MONTANA; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPARROWS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EUCLIDIA; PASSERI; SPIZELLA BREWERI;

EID: 77954534656     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1679-0     Document Type: Article

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