The Big Four reign in eutrophic lake reedbeds: Predation on artificial waterbird nests

M Brzeziński, TA Diserens, A Zalewski - European Journal of Wildlife …, 2024 - Springer
Nest predation is one of the main factors shaping waterbird abundances, but the impact of
different predator species varies considerably between habitats and sites. To identify nest …

Predation on artificial avian nests is higher in forests bordering small anthropogenic openings

EC Valentine, CA Apol, DS Proppe - Ibis, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat edges alter the diversity of avian communities and are often associated with higher
rates of nest predation. However, most previous studies on habitat edges have been …

Quail eggs in artificial nests change their coloration when exposed to ambient conditions: implication for studies on nest predation

GL Cembrano, M Castro, JA Amat, A Perez… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Quail eggs have been widely used in field experiments, mainly to study factors associated
with the risk of nest predation. Some shortcomings of using quail eggs in this type of study …