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 …

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 …

Urbanization acts as a filter on bird species behavioral traits so that only few species can
tolerate urban constraints. We analyzed how behavioral traits (nesting, feeding, and …

Nest construction is taxonomically widespread, yet our understanding of adaptive
intraspecific variation in nest design remains poor. Nest characteristics are expected to vary …

Artificial light at night (LAN) has become a stressor of global extent. Previous work has
highlighted the high potential of LAN to interfere with annual and diel rhythms of seasonal …

The influence of predators on bird populations is controversial and poorly understood,
especially in urban areas where predator densities can be particularly high. We assessed if …

Contrasting points of view on the degree and results of predation pressure in cities
compared to natural/rural landscapes are considered. One of these points of view states that …

Nest predation experiments are based on either real or dummy nests, and little effort has
been made to perform comparative studies with both types of nests. We studied the breeding …

Obtaining nesting material presents an optimal foraging problem, collection of materials
incurs a cost in terms of risk of predation and energy spent and individuals must balance …

Nest‐site choice affects individual fitness and possibly reflects natural selection of the
capacity of individuals to select appropriate microhabitat features. From 2003 to 2005, we …