Exploring differences in neophobia and anti-predator behaviour between urban and rural mountain chickadees

HE Heales, NJ Flood, MD Oud, KA Otter… - Journal of Urban …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Urbanization is changing natural landscapes worldwide, pushing species to quickly
acclimate or adapt if they are to survive in urban environments. Mountain chickadees …

Sex ratios and the city: Secondary offspring sex ratios, parental corticosterone, and parental body condition in an urban-adapted bird

DAV Kilgour, CR Linkous, TW Pierson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Trivers–Willard hypothesis states that mothers should adjust their offspring sex ratio
according to their own condition and the environment they face during breeding. Past tests …

Ecological restoration for biodiversity conservation improves habitat quality for an insectivorous passerine in boreal forest

M Versluijs, JM Roberge, S Eggers, J Boer… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
It is increasingly recognized that successful biodiversity conservation will necessitate active
ecological restoration measures. In boreal forests, emulating natural disturbances is …

Patterns of extra‐pair paternity in mountain chickadees

ES Bonderud, KA Otter, TM Burg, KLD Marini… - Ethology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Extra‐pair paternity (EPP) is common in chickadees and often attributed to the good genes
hypothesis. Females generally seek dominant males, who are typically larger, older and …

Does offspring sex ratio differ between urban and forest populations of great tits (Parus major)?

N Ágh, I Pipoly, K Szabó, E Vincze, V Bókony, G Seress… - Biologia Futura, 2020 - Springer
Since male and female offspring may have different costs and benefits, parents may use sex
ratio adjustment to increase their own fitness under different environmental conditions …

Personality and predation risk in urban-nesting mountain chickadees

H Heales - 2023 - arcabc.ca
Urbanization is changing natural landscapes worldwide, pushing species to quickly
acclimate or adapt if they are to survive in urban environments. Urban living means dealing …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental and genetic predictors of reproductive success and sex ratios in vertebrates

I Pipoly - 2020 - real-phd.mtak.hu
Recent climate change and the alteration of natural habitats are among the most important
forms of human-induced environmental change. Adaptation to the increasingly frequent …