Hierarchical analysis of avian re-nesting behavior: mean, across-individual, and intra-individual responses

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1631-1638

  Beckmann, Christa ^a   Biro, Peter A ^a   Martin, Kathy ^b,c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nest depredation; Nest desertion; Nest site selection; Personality; Plasticity; Renest

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BREEDING SEASON; BROOD DESERTION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MIGRATION; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; SITE SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; RHIPIDURA;

EID: 84941317359     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-015-1974-1     Document Type: Article

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