Indirect predator effects on clutch size and the cost of egg production

• Published in: Ecology letters Vol. 13; no. 8; pp. 980 - 988
• Main Authors: Travers, Marc, Clinchy, Michael, Zanette, Liana, Boonstra, Rudy, Williams, Tony D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2010; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell
• Subjects: adverse effects; Animal and plant ecology; Animal reproduction; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; aquatic invertebrates; Aves; Biological and medical sciences; Birds; Birth rate; breeding; Clutch Size; cost of reproduction; Demography; Ecology; Egg production; Female; females; Food availability; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Invertebrates; Mammals; nest predation; Nesting Behavior; nests; non-consumptive effects; Oxidative stress; Physiology; Population Dynamics; Predation; predator-prey ecology; Predators; Predatory Behavior; Prey; Reproduction; Reproduction - physiology; risk; Risk factors; Sparrows; Sparrows - physiology; Predator prey relation; Oxidative stress; Costs; Egg; Ecology; cost of reproduction; Clutch size; non-consumptive effects; predator—prey ecology; egg production; Reproduction; nest predation; Predator; Predation; Nest; Reproductive potential

Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 980-988 Predator-induced changes in physiology and behaviour may negatively affect a prey's birth rate. Evidence of such indirect predator effects on prey demography remains scarce in birds and mammals despite invertebrate and aquatic studies that suggest ignoring suc...