Coping with Shifting Nest Predation Refuges by European Reed Warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e115456
• Main Authors: Halupka, Lucyna, Halupka, Konrad, Klimczuk, Ewelina, Sztwiertnia, Hanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.12.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acrocephalus scirpaceus; Animal behavior; Animals; Biology and Life Sciences; Birds; Breeding; Breeding seasons; Ecology; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Eggs; Females; Health aspects; Hypotheses; Nesting Behavior; Nests; Ornithology; Parenting; Phragmites australis; Predation; Predation (Biology); Predatory Behavior; Refuges; Seasons; Songbirds; Songbirds - physiology; Studies; Success; Survival analysis; Poland

Predation, the most important source of nest mortality in altricial birds, has been a subject of numerous studies during past decades. However, the temporal dynamics between changing predation pressures and parental responses remain poorly understood. We analysed characteristics of 524 nests of Euro...