Density-dependent nest predation in waterfowl: The relative importance of nest density versus nest dispersion

Oecologia

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 695-702

  Ringelman, Kevin M ^a   Eadie, John M ^a   Ackerman, Joshua T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nest; Conspecific attraction; Nearest neighbor; Nest success; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; CONSPECIFIC; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSION; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CROW; DUCK; NESTING; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; RACCOON;

ANIMALS; CROWS; DUCKS; MEPHITIDAE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVUM; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RACCOONS;

ANATIDAE;

EID: 84862212548     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2228-1     Document Type: Article

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