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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"nest microclimate"”.
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Gopher tortoise nest-site selection at burrows and the influence of nest environment on hatching success
Nesting and early life is a period of high mortality for many turtle species, so understanding how turtles select nest sites, and how those nest sites impact hatching success, may be important for successful species conservation. In this research, my objective was to 1) understand how the …
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Nest site selection by common eiders : relationships with habitat features, microclimate and incubation success
… failed to look for evidence of processes shaping nest site selection patterns. Furthermore, little is known about adaptive nest site selection in northern environments where habitats often have little vegetation and time and climatic constraints may be pronounced. Therefore, I investigated …
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Effects of temperature and food availability on the reproductive ecology of an arid-zone bird
… whereby the female seals herself inside the nest cavity for the majority of the breeding attempt, leaving the free-ranging male as the sole provisioner to the nest. Hornbills do not drink, with their water inputs comprised entirely of dietary and metabolic water. Therefore, ‘food' equates to …