Anthropogenic nesting substrates increase parental fitness in a Neotropical songbird, the pale‐breasted thrush Turdus leucomelas
Augusto Florisvaldo Batisteli,
Hugo Sarmento,
Marco Aurélio Pizo
Abstract:The failure of breeding attempts is a major hindrance to bird reproduction, making nest site choice under strong selective pressure. Urbanization may offer lower risk of nest predation to certain bird species, but the impact of using anthropogenic structures as nesting sites on parental fitness is seldom studied. We studied the effect of anthropogenic substrates and brood parasitism by the shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis on the nest success of a Neotropical songbird, the pale‐breasted thrush Turdus leucome… Show more
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