All birds construct nests in which to lay eggs and/or raise offspring. Traditionally, it was
thought that natural selection and the requirement to minimize the risk of predation …

Animal signals may result from construction behaviour and can provide receivers with
essential information in various contexts. Here we explore the potential benefits of extended …

Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …

Parental investment in reproduction is generally limited by the availability of food and so
avian life-history research has generally focused on the brood rearing phase, when food …

The evolution of parental care is beneficial if it facilitates offspring performance traits that are
ultimately tied to offspring fitness. While this may seem self‐evident, the benefits of parental …

Birds may signal their condition, health or parental disposition to mates through large nests
or intense or elaborate nest-building. The mass, number or elaborateness of nests may …

Haematology and plasma biochemistry values are useful tools for ecological research. They
have been used to investigate the physiological state and the adaptation of individuals to …

Nest size and nest building behaviour affect individual fitness and thus, selection may act on
these traits. Most data on nesting behaviour come from species that build a nest for each …

Nest construction effort is seldom taken into account in avian life history studies, although
activity duration and the amount of nest material collected may affect the condition of parent …

Reproductive success is an important demographic parameter that can be driven by
environmental and behavioural factors operating on various spatio‐temporal scales. As …