Studying nest construction provides insight into the functional and ecological aspects of this
key behaviour of avian reproductive biology. Studies have shown that passerines construct …

Simple Summary For decades, numerous hypotheses have been suggested to explain why
nest characteristics should be associated with reproductive success. However, quantitative …

Four species of songbird, Great Tits Parus major, Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus, Pied
Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca and Wood Warblers Phylloscopus sibilatrix, have nests that …

Numerous avian species use anthropogenic materials in constructing nests, particularly in
urbanized environments. Researchers have demonstrated anthropogenic materials …

Capsule Abundance of haematophagous ectoparasites in woodland passerine nests is
influenced by complex interactions between nest box design, bird species, amount of …

The current study was intended to investigate the breeding habitats and ecology of the
Eurasian coot Fulica atra in Fez region Morocco. To achieve our goals, nests were …

Nest size has been suggested to be a sexually selected signal, allowing individuals to
obtain reliable information about partner quality and thereby optimize paternal investment in …

1. Diverse assemblages of blood‐feeding parasitic arthropods occupy the nests of birds, and
nest temperature and humidity can strongly influence the population dynamics of these …

Avian growth has been traditionally examined using logistic, Gompertz or von Bertalanffy
non-linear equations. Although many studies have analysed nestling mass increase and the …

巢箱作为人工树洞在世界各地广泛应用已经超过百年, 但巢箱内温度与耐用寿命等原因导致实际
效用较差. 未来的人工树洞设计应更接近天然树洞, 使用弧形外表构造以均匀获得太阳辐射并减 …