Food use is affected by the experience of nest predation: Implications for indirect predator effects on clutch size

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1031-1039

  Zanette, Liana Y ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^b   Clinchy, Michael ^c   Travers, Marc ^d   Williams, Tony D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Non consumptive effects; Non lethal predator effects; Perceived predation risk; Predator prey interaction; Risk effect

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLUTCH SIZE; DEMOGRAPHY; EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD LIMITATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST PREDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; SONGBIRD;

MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLUTCH SIZE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPARROWS;

EID: 84880767941     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2570-y     Document Type: Article

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