scholarly journals NEST-SITE LIMITATION IN COFFEE AGROECOSYSTEMS: ARTIFICIAL NESTS MAINTAIN DIVERSITY OF ARBOREAL ANTS

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1478-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy M. Philpott ◽  
Paul F. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Nest Site ◽  
Artificial Nests ◽  
Arboreal Ants ◽  
Coffee Agroecosystems ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Experiments with artificial nests provide evidence for ant community stratification and nest site limitation in a tropical forest

Biotropica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondřej Mottl ◽  
Jacob Yombai ◽  
Tom M. Fayle ◽  
Vojtěch Novotný ◽  
Petr Klimeš
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Artificial Nests ◽  
Ant Community ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Coloniality in the Crab PloverDromas ardeoladoes not Depend on Nest Site Limitation

Waterbirds ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Chiozzi ◽  
Giuseppe De Marchi ◽  
Dawit Semere
Keyword(s):  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Experimental nest site limitation affects reproductive strategies and parental investment in a hole-nesting passerine

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 1075-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Jacot ◽  
Mihai Valcu ◽  
Kees van Oers ◽  
Bart Kempenaers
Keyword(s):  
Parental Investment ◽  
Reproductive Strategies ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Effects of Nest-Site Selection on Depredation of Artificial Nests

1989 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Yahner ◽  
Richard A. Voytko
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Artificial Nests

scholarly journals Nest-Site Reuse Patterns for a Cavity-Nesting Bird Community in Interior British Columbia

The Auk ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E H. Aitken ◽  
K. L. Wiebe ◽  
K. Martin
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
Species Variation ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Nest Cavity ◽  
Cavity Nesting ◽  
Managed Landscapes ◽  
Nest Site Limitation ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Most obligate cavity-nesting birds are considered to be nest-site limited, either by time or energy to excavate or to acquire suitable holes for nesting. We examined rates of nest-cavity reuse for a rich community of cavity-nesting birds in mixed forests in interior British Columbia. Using a sample of 402 cavity-reuse cases over five years, we measured cavity reuse for 20 cavity-nesting bird and mammal species (three guilds), and examined the relationship between nest-cavity reuse and features of cavities, nest trees, and forest stands. Eight percent of used cavities were destroyed between years. Reuse rates were 17% for the cavities of weak excavators such as nuthatches and chickadees, 28% for formerly active woodpecker nests, and 48% for cavities previously used by secondary cavity nesting birds, but there was considerable species variation within all guilds. Nest cavities in aspen that were deep with large entrances had the highest reuse. At the forest stand level, cavities in trees close to edges and in sites with more edge habitat had greater reuse. Reused cavities tended to be occupied in sequential years rather than being inactive for a year. With increasing amounts of managed landscapes, availability of suitable cavities for forest nesting vertebrates is decreasing. Reuse of existing cavities might help mitigate the problem of nest-site limitation.

An experimental approach to understanding the use of mistletoe as a nest substrate for birds: nest predation

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart J. N. Cooney ◽  
David M. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Predation ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Artificial Nests ◽  
Bird Populations ◽  
Nest Sites ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Eucalypt Woodland ◽  
Substrate Variation

Recent research has documented an unprecedented diversity of birds using mistletoes as nest-sites, and a strong preference for nesting in mistletoes has recently been demonstrated for some species. The consequences and underlying reasons for this behaviour have not been evaluated, and it is unclear whether nests in mistletoes confer advantages compared with other available substrates. Nest predation is often cited as the most important factor regulating many bird populations and is thought to influence all aspects of nest-site selection. To evaluate whether nest predation may play a role in the widespread use of mistletoe as a nest-site, we conducted an artificial nest predation experiment in a eucalypt woodland in southern New South Wales, Australia. Artificial nests were modelled on noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus: Meliphagidae) nests, baited with a single quail egg and checked after four days. We used logistic regression to model the rate of depredation between plant substrates, and demonstrate that, in this experiment, mistletoe nests experienced a lower proportion of predation than eucalypt nests (51.5% versus 63.8% respectively). This finding suggests that predation may influence the widespread use of mistletoe as a nest-site in a range of habitats and regions. In addition to clarifying priorities for further work on mistletoe nesting, this finding has implications for studies of nest-site selection generally, with researchers encouraged to supplement between-substrate comparisons with direct measurements of within-substrate variation.

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