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Journal articles on the topic "Birds Nests"

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McLendon, Aidan K. "Classics Revisited: “The evolution of nests and nest-building in birds”, by Dr Nicholas E Collias (1964) American Zoologist 4(2): 175–190." Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment 43, no. 3 (April 9, 2019): 462–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309133319841897.

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Although one of the most studied organisms in other disciplines, the role of birds as zoogeomorphic agents has been somewhat overlooked in geography literature. Bird nests serve as a manifestation of the reciprocal relationships that birds have with their environment. Dr Nicholas E. Collias’s “The evolution of nests and nest-building in birds”, published in American Zoologist (1964), was one of the first to hypothesize the intimate connection between bird nests and their landscapes. Researchers interested in understanding the role birds have as zoogeomorphic agents should view Collias (1964) as an essential resource for information and inspiration for further exploration.

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Levinson, Nan, and Mahnaz Afkhami. "Birds without Nests." Women's Review of Books 12, no. 6 (March 1995): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4022105.

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Suárez-Rodríguez, Monserrat, Isabel López-Rull, and Constantino Macías Garcia. "Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectoparasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe?" Biology Letters 9, no. 1 (February 23, 2013): 20120931. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0931.

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Birds are known to respond to nest-dwelling parasites by altering behaviours. Some bird species, for example, bring fresh plants to the nest, which contain volatile compounds that repel parasites. There is evidence that some birds living in cities incorporate cigarette butts into their nests, but the effect (if any) of this behaviour remains unclear. Butts from smoked cigarettes retain substantial amounts of nicotine and other compounds that may also act as arthropod repellents. We provide the first evidence that smoked cigarette butts may function as a parasite repellent in urban bird nests. The amount of cellulose acetate from butts in nests of two widely distributed urban birds was negatively associated with the number of nest-dwelling parasites. Moreover, when parasites were attracted to heat traps containing smoked or non-smoked cigarette butts, fewer parasites reached the former, presumably due to the presence of nicotine. Because urbanization changes the abundance and type of resources upon which birds depend, including nesting materials and plants involved in self-medication, our results are consistent with the view that urbanization imposes new challenges on birds that are dealt with using adaptations evolved elsewhere.

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Iwasa, Mitsuhiro, Koji Hori, and Noriyuki Aoki. "FLY FAUNA OF BIRD NESTS IN HOKKAIDO, JAPAN (DIPTERA)." Canadian Entomologist 127, no. 5 (October 1995): 613–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent127613-5.

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AbstractThe Diptera occurring in various kinds of bird nests were investigated in the Japanese island of Hokkaido from 1985 to 1989. A total of 4623 Diptera, consisting of 23 species of eight families (Anthomyiidae, Fannidae, Muscidae, Calliphoridae, Heleomyzidae, Sphaeroceridae, Sepsidae, and Stratiomyiidae), was reared from 69 natural nests of 13 bird species of eight families (Strigidae, Picidae, Paridae, Sittidae, Sturnidae, Ploceidae, Laniidae, and Columbidae). Of 23 species of flies reared, 12 were new records from bird nests. An ectoparasite of birds, Protocalliphora maruyamensis Shinonaga and Kano, frequently emerged from the nests of hole-nesting birds of Paridae, Sturnidae, and Ploceidae, but it did not emerge from the nests of the hole-nesting birds Picoides major and P. minor of Picidae. The nests of Streptopelia orientalis yielded the most species of flies (12). Myospila meditabunda (Fabricius) and Mydaea urbana (Meigen), whose larvae are predacious, proved able to live in the bird nests. Among the scavengers, Potamia littoralis (R.-D.) was the most dominant and occurred in the nests of nine of 10 hole-nesting bird species. Sphaerocerid, sepsid, and stratiomid flies occurred in the nests of S. orientalis in which large quantities of bird feces had accumulated. The factors concerning the occurrence of flies in the nests are discussed.

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Bailey, Ida E., Felicity Muth, Kate Morgan, Simone L. Meddle, and Susan D. Healy. "Birds build camouflaged nests." Auk 132, no. 1 (January 2015): 11–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1642/auk-14-77.1.

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BLYTH, EDWARD. "On Edible Birds' Nests." Ibis 2, no. 4 (June 28, 2008): 323–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1860.tb08162.x.

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Wright, Lynne. "BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS." 5 to 7 Educator 2004, no. 3 (December 2004): ii. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ftoe.2004.4.3.17918.

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Oschadleus, H. Dieter. "Who stole my nest? Weaver nests used as nest lining." Afrotropical Bird Biology: Journal of the Natural History of African Birds 1, no. 1 (December 13, 2021): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/abb.v1i.1064.

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Birds stealing nest material from a neighbour’s nest is well known, but stealing entire nests is less well known. This has been reported nine times for raptors and waterbirds taking the domed nests of weaverbirds. Three waterbird species and five raptor species are involved. Nests of four weaver species were identified. Three records were from Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa, and the rest from elsewhere in Africa. Weaver nests included green nests, but most were old nests, and at least one occupied nest (with eggs). Since green nests were not the norm, the weaver nests were probably taken as a source of plant material, rather than for any specific benefit relating to weaver nests.

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Chatterjee, L., T. Samanta, S. Sinha, S. Besra, and A. B. Roy. "NESTING PATTERN AND NEST PREDATORS OF SOME RESIDENT BIRDS OF ECOPARK, AN URBAN PARK IN KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA." International Journal of Advanced Research 10, no. 08 (August 31, 2022): 110–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/15155.

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This Study was conducted from May 2020 to April 2022 at an urban park name Ecopark, located in Kolkata. A total of 116 nests of 38 birds were observed in this study area. Out of these 116 bird nests, 82 bird nests were found to have well developed young, while the other 34 were discovered to be unsuccess due to various reasons. Common Mynas (11) nests were found most. 8 types of nesting structures were observed during this survey namely Deep cup nest, Shallow cup nest, Hole nest, Platform nest, Dome shaped nest, Flat shaped nest, Hanging nest and pear-shaped nest. Hole nest (11) was the most visible nest in this study. Birds were seen nesting lowest on the surface of the water 0 ft to highest over 40 ft height. Storms, heavy rains, human activities, birds of prey, monitor lizards, snakes, rats, ants were indicated as the nests, chicks and birds egg damager.

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Rangen, Sheila A., Robert G. Clark, and Keith A. Hobson. "Influence of nest-site vegetation and predator community on the success of artificial songbird nests." Canadian Journal of Zoology 77, no. 11 (December 1, 1999): 1676–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z99-141.

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Vegetation characteristics are commonly invoked to explain differential nesting success, but few studies have identified how habitat attributes may be associated with specific predator groups responsible for nest losses. We measured vegetation characteristics at artificial songbird nests deployed on and above the ground in mixedwood forest in west-central Alberta, to discriminate characteristics of successful nests from those of nests destroyed by mice and voles, squirrels, and birds. Successful nests, and those depredated by mice and voles, tended to be on the ground and were well concealed by dense shrubs. Squirrels and birds usually raided aboveground nests at sites with few shrubs and high tree densities. These results suggest that nest visibility is a major factor influencing risk of predation, but the relative importance of concealment varies according to the types of predators and their behavior. The characteristics of nests from which eggs were removed, leaving no egg remains to identify predators, closely resembled those of nests visited by squirrels and birds. Our findings have implications for how individual songbird species cope with selection pressures imposed by nest predators associated with vegetation characteristics of birds' nest patches and, ultimately, how predators may shape the structure of avian communities.

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Fowler, John Daniel. "A survey and comparison of bird species inhabiting adjoining developed and undeveloped coastal habitat." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29896.

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Kerpez, Theodore A. "COMPETITION BETWEEN EUROPEAN STARLINGS AND NATIVE WOODPECKERS FOR NEST CAVITIES IN SAGUAROS (NORTHERN FLICKER, ARIZONA)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276704.

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McGee, Marie 1956. "INTERSPECIFIC NEST INTERFERENCE: THE INFLUENCE OF CACTUS WRENS (CAMPYLORHYNCHUS BRUNNEICAPILLUS) ON VERDIN (AURIPARUS FLAVICEPS) NEST SITE SELECTION (MEXICO, ARIZONA)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291197.

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Foss, Carol Rolfe. "Nesting Success as an Indicator of Habitat Quality for Forest Songbirds." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2004. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/FossCR2004.pdf.

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Hall, Zachary J. "The neuroethology and evolution of nest-building behaviour." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/5542.

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A surge of recent work elucidating a role for learning and memory in avian nest-building behaviour has challenged the long-standing assumption that nest building develops under genetic control. Whereas that work has been addressed at describing the cognitive mechanisms underpinning nest-building behaviour, almost nothing is known about either the neurobiological processes controlling nest building or the selection pressures responsible for the diversity in avian nest-building behaviour. Here, I sought to identify both the neural substrates involved in nest-building behaviour and some of those selection pressures. First, I used expression of the immediate early gene product Fos, an indirect marker of neuronal activity, to identify brain regions activated during nest-building behaviour in the brains of nest-building and control zebra finches (Taeniogypia guttata). I found that neural circuits involved in motor control, social behaviour, and reward were activated during nest building. Furthermore, I found that subpopulations of neurons that signal using the nonapeptides vasotocin and mesotocin and the neurotransmitter dopamine located within some of these neural circuits were also activated during nest building, suggesting these cell-signalling molecules may be involved in controlling nest-building behaviour. Next, I found that variation in the amount of folding in the cerebellum, a brain structure thought to be involved in manipulative skills, increased with increasing nest structural complexity, suggesting that the cerebellum is also involved in nest building. Finally, using evolutionary statistical models, I found support for the hypothesis that nest-site competition off-ground and increased predation pressure on the ground in Old World babblers (Timaliidae) led to the co-evolution of building domed nests on the ground. Here, then, I provide the first evidence of potential neural substrates controlling and selection pressures contributing to variation in nest-building behaviour.

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Schultz, Birgit C. "Aspects of the nesting ecology of the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) in Southwestern Quebec." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66271.

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Al, rubaiee Zaid. "Microorganisms, flight, reproduction, and predation in birds." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLS097/document.

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Les coûts de remise en forme que les macro et micro parasites imposent aux hôtes peuvent s'expliquer par trois facteurs principaux : (1) Les hôtes utilisent des réponses immunitaires contre les parasites pour prévenir ou contrôler l'infection. Les réponses immunitaires nécessitent de l'énergie et des nutriments pour produire et / ou activer les cellules immunitaires et les immunoglobulines, ce qui est coûteux, provoquant des compromis avec d'autres processus physiologiques comme la croissance ou la reproduction. (2) Le taux métabolique de l'hôte peut être augmenté parce que les dommages aux tissus et la réparation ultérieure de l'infection causée par le parasite peuvent être coûteux. (3) Le taux métabolique des hôtes peut augmenter et donc augmenter également leurs besoins en ressources. La compétition entre macro-parasites et hôtes peut priver les ressources de l'hôte. Les coûts de remise en forme que les macro et micro parasites imposent aux hôtes peuvent s'expliquer par trois facteurs principaux : (1) Les hôtes utilisent des réponses immunitaires contre les parasites pour prévenir ou contrôler l'infection. Les réponses immunitaires nécessitent de l'énergie et des nutriments pour produire et / ou activer les cellules immunitaires et les immunoglobulines, ce qui est coûteux, provoquant des compromis avec d'autres processus physiologiques comme la croissance ou la reproduction. (2) Le taux métabolique de l'hôte peut être augmenté parce que les dommages aux tissus et la réparation ultérieure de l'infection causée par le parasite peuvent être coûteux. (3) Le taux métabolique des hôtes peut augmenter et donc augmenter également leurs besoins en ressources. La compétition entre macro-parasites et hôtes peut priver les ressources de l'hôte
The fitness costs that macro- and micro-parasites impose on hosts can be explained by three main factors: (1) Hosts use immune responses against parasites to prevent or control infection. Immune responses require energy and nutrients to produce and/or activate immune cells and immunoglobulins, and that is costly, causing trade-offs against other physiological processes like growth or reproduction. (2) The host’s metabolic rate can be increased because tissue damage and subsequent repair from the infection caused by parasite may be costly. (3) The metabolic rate of hosts may increase and hence also increase their resource requirements. Competition between macroparasites and hosts may deprive resources of host. Birds are hosts for many symbionts, some of them parasitic, that could decrease the fitness of their hosts. There is a huge diversity in potential parasites carried in a bird’s plumage and some can cause infection. Nest lining feathers are chosen and transported by adult birds including barn swallows Hirundo rustica to their nests, implying that any heterogeneity in abundance and diversity of microorganisms on feathers in nests must arise from feather preferences. we found that the effects of microorganisms on the behavior of birds may be a combination of positive and negative effects. There may be positive effects of antimicrobial activity on birds through the process of bacterial interference, consisting of certain bacteria impeding the establishment of competing bacterial strains by producing antibiotic substances. Meanwhile, the negative effects may imply that pathogenic or/and feather-degrading microorganisms may reduce fitness components of their hosts. These effects of microorganisms and hence the microbiome can be affected by the behavior of bird hosts

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Steigman, Kenneth Lee. "Nesting Ecology of the Dickcissel (Spiza americana) on a Tallgrass Prairie Relict in North Central Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278787/.

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Eighty-three species of vascular plants were inventoried on the prairie relict during peak dickcissel nesting. Based on foliar cover and occurrence frequency, the five dominant plants were heath aster (Aster ericoides), eastern gammagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), sensitive briar (Schrankia roemeriana) and meadow dropseed (Sporobolus asper). Sixty-one percent of dickcissel nests were constructed on or immediately next to three plant species: eastern gammagrass, sensitive briar and green milkweed.

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Goodman, James R. "Artificial avian nest predation in a Kansas tallgrass prairie." Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1129624.

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Several species of Neotropical migrant songbirds are experiencing declining population numbers. One of many proposed reasons for these declines is the dramatic loss of suitable prairie and grassland nesting habitat in the central United States. The Konza Prairie - a native tallgrass prairie preserve in central Kansas - was used to study possible edge-effect predation of artificial avian ground nests. Two Japanese quail eggs were placed in created artificial nests along transect lines from a wooded edge, a recently burned edge, and a control area. The rate of nest predation after seven days was 16.1 (±12.9%) for the control area. This was taken to represent the typical base level of artificial nest predation for the Konza Prairie. The predation rates for the wooded edge and burned edge were 21.9% (±7.4%) and 18.0% (±6.0%), respectively. These rates were not statistically different from each other or the base level rate of predation. The data suggests that no edge-effect predation occurs for artificial avian ground nests along wooded or burned edges in the Konza Prairie. Predation rates of natural bird nests may be different than these results suggest. It is recommended that future studies identify nest predators and study their foraging behavior near edge habitat.
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Laws, Rebecca, and n/a. "The causes of nest failure and effects of inbreeding depression in a historically small population of New Zealand Stewart Island robins." University of Otago. Department of Zoology, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090813.114240.

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Inbreeding depression is one of the factors that can increase the risk of extinction of small populations, and therefore understanding its effects is currently an important issue in conservation biology. Until recently, few studies on inbreeding depression were carried out in wild populations. These recent studies have highlighted the variability in detecting inbreeding depression among natural populations and the multitude of factors that can influence its expression. Many of the factors affecting inbreeding depression in wild populations remain largely unexplored and most of the recent studies in this area have tended to focus on incidents of inbreeding in populations with a history of large population size. The aim of this study is to investigate the relative importance inbreeding depression has had on individual fitness parameters in a population of New Zealand's Stewart Island robins Petroica australis rakiura introduced to Ulva Island. This island population has historically gone through several population bottlenecks. Four main factors that potentially influence the rate of inbreeding and the extent of inbreeding depression, were investigated: environmental variability, life history stage, genetic load and dispersal. Generalized Linear Mixed Modelling was first used to determine how weather affected nest survival. Weather effects were then incorporated into models containing demographic factors to control for environmental variability, and finally parental, maternal and paternal inbreeding co-efficients (=f) were added to models to determine the relative importance of inbreeding depression. Interactions between inbreeding depression and environmental factors were explored. Three different life history stages were compared to determine the differences in inbreeding depression at each stage as well as cumulative effects over time. The genetic load of the population was estimated using lethal equivalents allowing for standardised comparison of inbreeding depression with other species. The likelihood of inbreeding in the population was also explored by investigating the factors affecting dispersal patterns and evaluating evidence for inbreeding avoidance. Inbreeding depression was found to be mild in the robin population. Weather did not have strong effects on nest survival or interactions with inbreeding. Female age was the only factor interacting with inbreeding, with younger inbred females experiencing significantly reduced offspring juvenile survival. Parental and paternal f did not significantly affect brood survival at any life history stage, however, maternal f showed significant effects on nest juvenile survival with the strongest effect occurring when survival was examined cumulatively over all life history stages. The Stewart Island robin had a relatively low lethal equivalent value compared to the closely related North Island robin and other avian species. This difference was associated with the Stewart Island robin having a low genetic load, most likely due to historical genetic purging during periods of population bottleneck. The Ulva Island robin population did not appear to be avoiding inbreeding through dispersal. Dispersal distance was most strongly influenced by the location of the natal nest of the dispersing offspring. In conclusion, the genetic history of the population was likely to have had the strongest impact on the severity of inbreeding depression in the Ulva Island robin population. The results of the thesis highlight the need to examine a number of factors to be able to explain variability in inbreeding depression among populations.

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Books on the topic "Birds Nests"

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Mary, Reid, ed. Nests, nests, nests. New York: Scholastic, 1998.

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Obolensky, Julia. Birds' nests. New York: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 2002.

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ill, Johnson Pamela, ed. Birds' nests. Mahwah, N.J: Troll Associates, 1985.

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Macleod, Sinclair. Birds' nests. Aylesbury: Ginn, 1988.

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Birds make nests. New York, NY: Holiday House, 2017.

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Pascoe, Elaine. Birds build nests. Milwaukee, WI: G. Stevens, 2002.

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Cohen, Sharon. Bird nests. San Francisco: CollinsPublishers, 1993.

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Bird nests. New York: Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press, 2009.

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Bird nests. Mankato, Minn: Amicus, 2011.

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Frost, Helen. Bird nests. Edited by Saunders-Smith Gail. Mankato, Minn: Pebble Books, 1999.

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Backman, Michael. "The Peculiar Market for Birds’ Nests." In Inside Knowledge, 176–81. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230522398_16.

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Ingold, Tim. "Of string bags and birds' nests." In The Perception of the Environment, 439–55. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003196662-23.

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Lyon, Bruce E., and John M. Eadie. "Why Do Birds Lay Eggs in Conspecifics’ Nests?" In Avian Brood Parasitism, 105–23. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73138-4_6.

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Wang, Qiaosong, Christopher Rasmussen, and Chunbo Song. "Fast, Deep Detection and Tracking of Birds and Nests." In Advances in Visual Computing, 146–55. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50835-1_14.

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Clare, John. "Birds Nests." In John Clare, 199. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203760895-95.

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Scott, Graham. "Eggs, nests, and chicks." In Essential Ornithology, 73–92. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198804741.003.0004.

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This chapter considers the egg from its conception, through laying and incubation, to hatching; and chicks. It begins with the genetic determination of sex in birds, the resultant secondary sexual characteristics, and associated reproductive behaviours. The chapter then considers the structure and function of the egg. The evolution of clutch size and the trade-offs related to food availability and predator risk that birds make when optimizing clutch size are discussed. Egg shell colouration, camouflage, and mimicry are explored as are the impacts of urban living and of anthropogenic pollution upon egg shell thickness and strength. Nest building and the function of nests are described and incubation behaviours are discussed. Embryonic development is considered as are hatching and post-hatching behaviours.

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"Round nests." In Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe, 92–95. Princeton University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400847921.92.

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"Of string bags and birds’ nests." In The Perception of the Environment, 363–75. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203466025-30.

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Ellis-Felege, Susan N., Anne Miller, Jonathan S. Burnam, Shane D. Wellendorf, D. Clay Sisson, William E. Palmer, and John P. Carroll. "Partial Depredations on Northern Bobwhite Nests." In Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds, 161–72. University of California Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520273139.003.0013.

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"Nests and dens." In Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe, 76–81. Princeton University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400847921.76.

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Conference papers on the topic "Birds Nests"

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Khandogiy, A. V., E. K. Svistun, I. V. Gubich, V. V. Rottooth, N. А. Anishchenko, A. D. Petkevich, A. A. Neverko, et al. "BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY OF BIRDS IN THE PARK ZONES OF MINSK." In SAKHAROV READINGS 2022: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF THE XXI CENTURY. International Sakharov Environmental Institute of Belarusian State University, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46646/sakh-2022-2-197-201.

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The article discusses the features of the ecology of birds in the parks of Minsk. The territorial heterogeneity of quantitative indicators of the bird population was determined. Factors that threaten birds in urban areas have been identified. Measures are proposed to preserve the species diversity of the avifauna and improve the ecological conditions of habitats in the parks of the capital, such as the creation of special recreation areas for people on the outskirts of park areas, conservation of tree species, planting trees and shrubs, conservation of forest litter, installation of artificial nests and feeders, use for night lighting more modern lighting fixtures, promoting the protection and conservation of the avifauna, educating citizens in a humane and caring attitude towards the animal world. It is concluded that the conservation of bird biodiversity should be addressed in a comprehensive manner, depending on the ecological specifics of a particular bird species and a particular park.

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Kondratyev, E. N. "TAXONOMIC STRUCTURE OF NIDICOLE FAUNA IN THE NESTS OF THE SAND MARTIN (RIPARIA RIPARIA LINNAEUS, 1758) IN THE TERRITORY OF THE SARATOV REGION." In V International Scientific Conference CONCEPTUAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF INVERTEBRATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION. Tomsk State University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.17223/978-5-94621-931-0-2020-17.

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Today, global climate changes are taking place, leading to changes in the habitats of many species, including organisms of epidemiological importance. The transfer of such organisms will primarily involve the blood-sucking parasites of migratory birds. The sand martin (Riparia riparia Linnaeus, 1758) is one of many migratory birds nesting in the Saratov region. In order to understand how much the species is involved in the transmission of infection and the creation of a new focal point of infection, it is necessary to establish the taxonomic structure of the nidicol fauna.

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Gaponov, S. P., and T. R. Tewelde. "Bloodsucking mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) and midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) in the nests of passerine birds in Voronezh." In XI Всероссийский диптерологический симпозиум (с международным участием). Санкт-Петербург: Русское энтомологическое общество, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47640/978-5-00105-586-0_2020_69.

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Israel, Martin, and Aline Reinhard. "Detecting nests of lapwing birds with the aid of a small unmanned aerial vehicle with thermal camera." In 2017 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icuas.2017.7991393.

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Radulescu, Victorita. "Autonomous Platform Collecting the Vegetation in Excess From Natural Reservations Lakes Used As a Future Biomass Resource." In ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2017-70331.

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In Romania, near the Black Sea are two Natural Reservations lakes with salt water, Techirghiol, and Mangalia nowadays confronted with new environmental issues. Lake never freezes. Under these conditions, there are always birds in transit or in wintering; some of them protected species as endangered. There are no known or available solutions at present that can be used here, without disturbing the biological balance. This paper presents a prototype, patent pending in Romania, which has achieved significant results in protection of the natural environment. The prototype is an autonomous pilot station, placed on a mobile pontoon, powered by photovoltaic panels. It can collect and partially dry the aquatic vegetation developed in excess due to eutrophication. The harvested vegetation is used as the biomass resource to warm the Research Centre on shore, the greenhouse for the protected plant species and the poultry incubator. The prototype now is implemented in Techirghiol Lake as to diminish the local environmental problems: the massive mass of vegetation, the invasive species that appeared, as the invertebrates, the interference scallops, and the predator fish. Due to the permanent decreasing the number of the specific fish, all bird colonies are affected. The proposed solution is innovative, perfect ecological and energetic independent. The mobile pontoon is commanded from distance. The solar panels ensure the pontoon movement and the supply of the collecting, compacting, and partially drying the vegetation. The detailed functioning of the prototype is further detailed presented. The main advantage of this solution is that the vegetation can be collected during the entire period of vegetation without disturbing the biologic environmental, nests period of construction, laying eggs, rearing birds, etc. A second major advantage is that the extracted vegetation can be consumed immediately and integrally into a biomass power plant. The third advantage of this technology is that the platform is placed on a mobile pontoon energetically independent, entirely automated and with a constant adaptation of the operating parameters in accordance with climatic conditions. This innovative solution is accordance to the Romanian reply for EU Council Directives, UE EUCO 75/13 CO EUR 7 signed in Brussels at 22/05/2013, referring to the promotion of the new solutions based on utilization of renewable technology with environmental effects. The prototype has a multi- and a cross-disciplinary character due to the main components. It represents a powerful applicative research requested and co-financed by the National Authorities and the private sector, as to solve this problem appeared into these Natural Reservations.

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DeLand, Trevor S., Ross E. Dudgeon, Michael W. Orth, Darrin M. Karcher, and Roger C. Haut. "Effect of Housing System on Properties of Pullet Bones." In ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2012-80631.

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Recently, attention has been brought to the welfare of laying hens and the benefits provided by progressive housing systems [3]. Conventional battery cage (CC) systems provide each bird with access to feed and water at all times with room to move. One of the new housing types being implemented, referred to as a cage-free aviary system (AV), is much larger than conventional cages and houses more birds. Aviary systems comprise multiple levels providing more opportunity for movement and exercise. Hens can forage and dust bathe in an open communal area, have access to perches, and nest boxes. However, for mature hens to fully utilize an AV, pullets (pre-egg production birds) must be reared in a similar environment.

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Yin, Hao, Xuening Liu, Feng Qiu, Ning Xia, Chuang Lin, Hui Zhang, Vyas Sekar, and Geyong Min. "Inside the bird's nest." In the 9th ACM SIGCOMM conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1644893.1644946.

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Muhammad, Nurul Nadia, Abdul Salam Babji, and Mohd Khan Ayub. "Antioxidative activities of hydrolysates from edible birds nest using enzymatic hydrolysis." In THE 2015 UKM FST POSTGRADUATE COLLOQUIUM: Proceedings of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Science and Technology 2015 Postgraduate Colloquium. AIP Publishing LLC, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4931317.

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Koay, Mei Yuan, Selina Xin Ci Loh, Kam Meng Goh, and Weng Kin Lai. "Feature Selection for Automated Grading of Edible Birds Nest with ANFIS." In the 2018 10th International Conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3232059.3232075.

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Castriotto, Caio, Guilherme Giantini, and Gabriela Celani. "Biomimetic Reciprocal Frames - A design investigation on bird's nests and spatial structures." In eCAADe 2019: Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution. eCAADe, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.1.613.

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Reports on the topic "Birds Nests"

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Avery, Michael L., and James R. Lindsay. Monk Parakeets. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, November 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2016.7208743.ws.

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Since their introduction to the United States in the 1960s, monk parakeets (Myiopsittamonachus) have thrived. Monk parakeets often construct nests on man-made structures, such as electric utility facilities and cell phone towers. Monk parakeets are non-native and not protected by the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Their status at the State level varies considerably─from no regulation to complete protection. Thus, it is best to consult with the appropriate local wildlife management agency before initiating any control efforts. The monk parakeet is a popular cage bird, and although imports from South America have ceased, many are available in the U.S. through captive breeding and from individuals who take young birds from nests.

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Shore, Stephen, and Todd Sinai. Commitment, Risk, and Consumption: Do Birds of a Feather Have Bigger Nests? Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, August 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w11588.

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Cummings, John. Geese, Ducks and Coots. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, August 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2016.7208739.ws.

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Canada geese, snow geese, ducks, and American coots all have been implicated in agricultural crop and turf damage. Generally, goose, duck, and American coot damage to crops, vegetation and aircraft can be difficult to identify. Usually the damage to crops or vegetation shows signs of being clipped, torn, or stripped. Tracks, feces, or feathers found neat the damage can be used to help identify the species. Damage to aircraft is obvious if the bird is recovered, but if not, and only bird parts are recovered, a scientific analysis is required. Canada geese, snow geese, ducks, and American coots are federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which stipulates that, unless permitted by regulation, it is unlawful to “pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, possess, sell, barter, purchase, ship, export, or import any migratory birds alive or dead, or any part, nests, eggs, or products thereof.” Generally, geese, ducks, and coots can be hazed without a federal permit in order to prevent damage to agriculture crops and property with a variety of scare techniques. In most cases, live ammunition cannot be used.

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Muxo, Robert, Kevin Whelan, Raul Urgelles, Joaquin Alonso, Judd Patterson, and Andrea Atkinson. Biscayne National Park colonial nesting birds monitoring protocol—Version 1.1. National Park Service, January 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2290141.

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Breeding colonies of wading birds (orders Ciconiiformes, Pelecaniformes) and seabirds (orders Suliformes, Pelecaniformes) serve as important indicators of aquatic ecosystem health, as they respond to changes in food abundance and quality, contaminants, invasive species, and disturbance. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Restoration Coordination & Verification program (CERP-RECOVER) has identified wading-bird colonies as an important ecosystem restoration indicator. The National Park Service South Florida/Caribbean Inventory & Monitoring Network (SFCN) ranked colonial nesting birds eighth out of 44 vital signs of park natural resource conditions for ecological significance and feasibility. However, while large-scale monitoring efforts are occurring in the rest of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, only minimal historic data collection and no extensive ongoing monitoring of wading bird and seabird nesting have occurred in Biscayne National Park. Consequently, due to their high importance as biological indicators and because they are a gap occurring in regional monitoring efforts, the network has initiated a monitoring program of colonial nesting birds in Biscayne National Park. This protocol provides the rationale, approach, and detailed Standard Operating Procedures for annual colonial bird monitoring within and close to Biscayne National Park and conforms to the Oakley et al. (2003) guidelines for National Park Service long-term monitoring protocols. The specific objectives of this monitoring program are to determine status and long-term trends in: Numbers and locations of active colonies of colonial nesting birds with a special focus on Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egrets, Great White Herons, Great Blue Herons, White Ibises, and Roseate Spoonbills. Annual peak active nest counts of colonial nesting birds in Biscayne National Park with a special focus on the species mentioned above. An annual nesting index (i.e., sum of monthly nest counts) with a special focus on the species mentioned above. Timing of peak nest counts for the focal species.

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Homan, H. Jeffrey, Ron J. Johnson, James R. Thiele, and George M. Linz. European Starlings. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, September 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2017.7207737.ws.

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European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris, Figure 1)are an invasive species in the United States. The first recorded release of the birds was in 1890 in New York City’s Central Park. Because starlings easily adapt to a variety of habitats, nest sites and food sources, the birds spread quickly across the country. Today, there are about 150 million starlings in North America. Conflicts between people and starlings occur mostly in agricultural settings. Starlings damage apples, blueberries, cherries, figs, grapes, peaches, and strawberries. Starlings gather at concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) during late fall and winter. Starlings also cause human health problem, airplane hazards, and nuisance problems. European starlings are not protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).

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Kneifel, Joshua, Eric O'Rear, Shannon Grubb, Priya Lavappa, and Anne Landfield Greig. Building industry reporting and design for sustainability (BIRDS) neutral environment software tool (NEST) technical manual. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology, October 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nist.tn.1976.

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Dorr, Brian S., Kristi L. Sullivan, Paul D. Curtis, Richard B. Chipman, and Russell D. McCullough. Double-crested Cormorants. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, August 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2016.7207735.ws.

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The history of conflict between double-crested cormorants and human interest in fisheries is long and convoluted. Overall, double-crested cormorants are not major consumers of commercial and sportfish species. However, exceptions have been recorded at specific sites with documented impacts on local fisheries. Double-crested cormorants can have a significant impact on vegetation at breeding sites through normal nesting activities. Their guano is acidic and can change soil chemistry, killing ground vegetation and irreversibly damaging nest trees. Humans should avoid direct contact with excrement from wildlife, including droppings from cormorants. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has the primary responsibility and authority for managing migratory bird populations in the U.S. This publication will focus on the double-crested cormorant, which is the most numerous and widely dispersed of the species.

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Rine, Kristin, Roger Christopherson, and Jason Ransom. Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) occurrence and habitat selection in North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington. National Park Service, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2293127.

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Harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) are sea ducks that migrate inland each spring to nest along fast-flowing mountain streams. They are considered one of the most imperiled duck species in North America and occur in two distinct populations on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The Pacific coast population includes Washington State, where harlequin ducks breed in the Olympic, Cascade, and Selkirk Mountains. This species is designated as a Management Priority Species by the National Park Service within North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA). This report summarizes harlequin duck surveys conducted during 15 years across a 27-year period (1990 and 2017) on major streams within NOCA, and incidental observations collected from 1968–2021. The primary objectives of these surveys were to 1) document the distribution and abundance of harlequin duck observations within NOCA boundaries, 2) describe productivity (number of broods and brood size), 3) describe breeding chronology of harlequin ducks, and 4) describe habitat characteristics of breeding streams. Sixty-eight stream surveys over 15 years resulted in observations of 623 individual harlequin ducks comprising various demographics, including single adults, pairs, and broods. In addition, we collected 184 incidental observations of harlequin ducks from visitors and staff between 1968–2021. Harlequin ducks were observed on 22 separate second- to sixth-order streams throughout NOCA across the entire 53-year span of data, both incidentally and during harlequin duck surveys by Park staff. Harlequin ducks were detected on 8 of the 13 streams that were actively surveyed. Excluding recounts, 88.7% (n = 330) of individual harlequin duck observations during surveys occurred in the Stehekin River drainage. Between all surveys and incidental observations, 135 unpaired females without broods were sighted across all NOCA waterways. Thirty-nine broods were recorded between NOCA surveys and incidental observations, with a mean brood size of 3.61 (± 1.44 SD; range = 2–10). Breeding pairs were recorded as early as April 5 and were seen on streams until June 15, a period of less than seven weeks (median: May 2), but most pairs were observed within a 3-week span, between April 26 and May 17. Single females (unpaired with a male, with (an)other female(s), or with a brood) were observed on streams between April 26 and August 25 (median: July 3), though most observations were made within a 5-week period between June 12 and July 19. Habitat data collected at adult harlequin duck observation sites indicate that the birds often used stream reaches with features that are characteristic of high-energy running water. While adults occupied all instream habitat types identified, non-braided rapids and riffles were used most frequently, followed by pools and backwaters. Larger instream substrate sizes (cobbles and boulders) were present at most observation sites. Adult harlequin ducks were more often found at locations that lacked visible drifting or lodged woody debris, but drift debris was a slightly more abundant debris type. The presence of gravel bars and at least one loafing site was common. Adult harlequin ducks were more often observed in association with vegetation that offered some cover over the channel, but not where banks were undercut. The average channel width at adult observation sites was 34.0 m (range: 6-80 m; n = 114) and 27.6 m (± 15.7 m; range: 10-60 m; n = 12) at brood observation sites. Compared to adult harlequin duck sites, broods were observed more frequently in low velocity habitat (pools, backwaters), but rarely in rapids. Cobble and boulder substrates were still the most dominant substrate type. Contrary to adult ducks, broods were observed most often observed in meandering stream channels, a morphology indicative of low gradient, low velocity stream reaches. Most broods were observed in stream reaches with gravel bars, loafing sites, and...

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