Relationship of songbird nest concealment to nest fate and flushing behavior of adults

Dirk Burhans; Frank R. Thompson

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Relationship of songbird nest concealment to nest fate and flushing behavior of adults

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Dirk Burhans, Frank R. Thompson

Year:

2001

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Auk. Vol. 118, no. 1 (Jan. 2001).:p. 237-242 : ill.

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Abstract

Advoiding predation is an important consideration for any potential prey animal. Failure to escape from a predator results in loss of fitness, so there is strong selection for choices and behaviors that result in successful escape (Lima and Dill 1990). In their cost-benefit approach to flight from predators, Ydenberg and Dill (1986) stressed that flight should be optimized rather than maximized, because there is a cost (usually cessation of feeding) incurred by fleeing from predation. Field studies have largely supported their predictions (see Bonenfant and Kramer 1996).

Keywords

Wild birds, Nesting, Flushing, Reproductive behavior, Adults, Flight, Parasitism, Predator prey relationships, Missouri, Nest concealment

Citation

Burhans, Dirk E.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2001. Relationship of songbird nest concealment to nest fate and flushing behavior of adults. Auk. Vol. 118, no. 1 (Jan. 2001).:p. 237-242 : ill.