Experimental examination of nest reuse by an open-cup-nesting passerine: Time/energy savings or nest site shortage?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1287-1294

  Cancellieri, Sarah ^a   Murphy, Michael T ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nest; Clutch size; Eastern kingbird; Incubation period; Nest construction; Nest reuse; Nest site limitation; Timing of breeding; Tyrannus tyrannus

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INCUBATION; NEST SITE; NESTING; SONGBIRD;

MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS; TYRANNUS; TYRANNUS TYRANNUS;

EID: 84879266585     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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