Age-Specific Mortality in the Eggs and Nestlings of Blackbirds

Young, Howard

doi:10.2307/4082558

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“…The broad 95% CI for laying stage indicates a high degree of variation in the sample, so even if a real difference existed, I may not have detected it because of the small number of observation intervals during the laying stage. Some previous studies have found decreased nest survival during the laying and incubation stages (reviewed by Martin 1992, Peak et al 2004, Bailey 2005, while others have found lower nest survival during the nestling stage (Young 1963, Robertson 1972, Schaub et al 1992, Burhans et al 2002. Variation in nest survival rates during the nesting cycle may reflect temporal patterns in the predator community or availability of alternative prey (Thompson and Nolan 1973) or cues used by dominant predators to locate nests (MacDonald 1973, Herzog and Burghardt 1974, Eichholz and Koenig 1992.…”

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Forest Edges Negatively Affect Golden-Cheeked Warbler Nest Survival

Peak¹

2007

Condor

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Forest Edges Negatively Affect Golden-Cheeked Warbler Nest Survival

Peak¹

2007

Condor

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“…Parental behaviour, such as the amount of time spent on the nest or number of trips to the nest, may vary the cues provided to predators. Several studies have found a decline in nest success during the nestling stage (Young 1963, Robertson 1972, Schaub et al . 1992, Burhans et al .…”

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Factors affecting nest predation on forest songbirds in North America

Thompson¹

2007

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Nest predation is an important factor in the ecology of passerines and can be a large source of mortality for birds. I provide an overview of factors affecting nest predation of passerines in North America with the goal that it may provide some insight into the ecology and management of woodland birds in the United Kingdom. Although several factors influence productivity, nest success is perhaps the most widely measured demographic characteristic of open‐cup‐nesting birds, and nest predation is usually the largest cause of nest failure. The identity of predator species, and how their importance varies with habitat and landscape factors, must be known for managers and scientists to design effective conservation plans and place research on nest predation in the appropriate context. Recent studies using video surveillance have made significant contributions to our understanding of the relative importance of different predator taxa in North America. Spatial and temporal variation in nest predation can be better understood when landscapes are placed in a biogeographical context and local habitat and nest‐site effects are placed in a landscape context. Low productivity resulting from high nest predation is one of several potential causes of bird population declines in North America and the UK. Although the ‘forest fragmentation paradigm’ from the eastern US may not apply directly to the UK, thinking about avian demographics from a multiscale perspective, and consideration of factors affecting nest predation with knowledge of the dominant predator species, may provide insight into population declines.

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“…The eggs and young in these nests died immediately after desertion. Brood desertion is regarded as a singificant and regular source of nest failure in many bird species (YOUNG 1963, SOUTHERN 1970, NELSON 1978, KNOPF 1979, WESOLOWSKI 1985. The same is true in this population of the Fan-tailed Warbler.…”

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confidence: 78%

Brood Desertion in the Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis

Ueda

1987

Japanese Journal of Ornithology

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Age-Specific Mortality in the Eggs and Nestlings of Blackbirds

Cited by 67 publications

References 10 publications

Forest Edges Negatively Affect Golden-Cheeked Warbler Nest Survival

Forest Edges Negatively Affect Golden-Cheeked Warbler Nest Survival

Factors affecting nest predation on forest songbirds in North America

Brood Desertion in the Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis

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