Clutch size variation in passerine birds: The nest predation hypothesis

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 54; no. 2; p. 159
• Main Author: Slagsvold, Tore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.08.1982

The hypothesis that a negative relationship exists between clutch size and the probability that the nest will be robbed is tested, using data for passerine birds given in the literature. The data for four separate groups of species, viz. hole-nesters, semi hole-nesters and open-nesters nesting above...