Amphibians exhibit an incredible diversity of reproductive and life-history strategies,
including various forms of nest construction and nesting behaviour. Although anuran …

Successful reproduction for most birds requires them to have built 'good'nests. The
remarkable diversity of nests across approximately 10 000 species of living birds suggests …

Researchers have long suggested that animals with greater behavioural flexibility will be
more likely to survive in face of environmental changes. However, it is unknown how this …

Innovations in nest design are thought to be one potential factor in the evolutionary success
of passerine birds (order: Passeriformes), which colonized new ecological niches as they …

Avian nests are critical for successful reproduction in birds. Nest microclimate can affect egg
development, chick growth and fledgling success, suggesting that nest building behavior …

The evolution of behaviour can both influence, and be influenced by, morphology. Recent
advances in methods and data availability have facilitated broad-scale investigations of …

The evolution of nest site use and nest architecture in the non-avian ancestors of birds
remains poorly understood because nest structures do not preserve well as fossils …

We investigated whether birds build nests in repeatable styles and, if so, whether styles
were associated with past nest-building experience. Laboratory, captive bred zebra finches …

Nests, including the enormous structures housing colonies of eusocial insects and the
elaborately built nests of some fishes, have long fascinated scientists, yet our understanding …

Altitudinal migration is a common and important but understudied behavior in birds. Difficulty
in characterizing avian altitudinal migration has prevented a comprehensive understanding …