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Journal articles on the topic "Egg-Laying in nests"

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Brown, Charles R., and Mary Bomberger Brown. "The Costs and Benefits of Egg Destruction by Conspecifics in Colonial Cliff Swallows." Auk 105, no. 4 (1988): 737–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/105.4.737.

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Abstract We studied egg destruction by conspecifics in colonial Cliff Swallows (Hirundo pyrrhonota) in southwestern Nebraska. Between 8.5% and 19.6% of all nests lost at least 1 egg to an intruding conspecific. Egg destruction occurred when nests were left momentarily unattended, often during colony alarm responses. Birds that destroyed eggs maintained nests of their own, and usually nested within 75 cm of their victims. Egg destruction was not related to attempts to usurp nests. Over a third of perpetrators of egg destruction lost eggs from their own nests to conspecifics. Egg destruction occ
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Maddox, J. Dylan, and Patrick J. Weatherhead. "Nests Without Eggs: Abandonment or Cryptic Predation?" Auk 123, no. 1 (2006): 135–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/123.1.135.

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AbstractWe determined whether nests that did not receive eggs was attributable to cryptic nest predation (i.e. predation of eggs laid between nest checks) or nest abandonment in Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula). Nest predation was extremely low (∼2%), whereas more than 44% of 427 nests found during nest building never received an egg; this indicates that nest abandonment accounted for most nests without eggs. Nest construction was completed for 32% of nests that were abandoned. Few nests known to have received eggs were abandoned. As the breeding season progressed, both nest abandonment an
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Sealy, Spencer G. "Egg laying in inappropriate nests by the Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater): acts of parasitism or emergency egg dumping?" Canadian Field-Naturalist 129, no. 1 (2015): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i1.1668.

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The generalist, brood-parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) has been found to parasitize the nests of about 220 species, mostly passerine birds. Among the thousands of documented cases of parasitism are rare records of egg laying in nests in which the cowbird stands no chance of success, because its diet or developmental strategy are incompatible with those of the “host” species. Forty-four nests of 16 such inappropriate host species are reviewed: 23 nests of nine precocial species (waterbirds and shorebirds) plus 21 nests of seven altricial species (a raptor, doves, cuckoos, a hummi
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Taborsky, Barbara, Marcel Honza, Wolfgang Vogl, Yvonne Teuschl, and Michael Taborsky. "Habitat and space use of European cuckoo females during the egg laying period." Behaviour 141, no. 7 (2004): 881–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539042265671.

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AbstractIn brood parasites, knowledge of spacing behaviour, habitat use and territoriality may reveal cues about how parasites find and use their hosts. To study the use of space and habitat of European cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, we radio-tagged 16 females during four consecutive reproductive seasons. We hypothesized that during the laying period cuckoo females should (1) use habitats selectively, and (2) attempt to monopolize potential egg laying areas to reduce competition for host nests. Our data are consistent with the first hypothesis: the use of pond edges compared to forest and transitio
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Verboven, Nanette, Bruno J. Ens, and Sharon Dechesne. "Effect of Investigator Disturbance on Nest Attendance and Egg Predation in Eurasian Oystercatchers." Auk 118, no. 2 (2001): 503–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/118.2.503.

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AbstractEurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) breeding on the salt marsh of Schiermonnikoog (Dutch Wadden Sea) lose many eggs to predators, mainly Herring (Larus argentatus) and Mew gulls (L. canus). We estimated that the probability for an egg to survive from laying until hatching was 69%. Daily egg mortality was higher during the laying period than during the incubation period. When researchers were present in the study area, oystercatchers spent more time at greater distances from the nest. We investigated whether human disturbance resulted in more eggs being lost to predators. Tw
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Fast, Peter L. F., H. Grant Gilchrist, and Robert G. Clark. "Nest-site materials affect nest-bowl use by Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 88, no. 2 (2010): 214–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z09-131.

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Nest-site characteristics influence reproductive success in birds. Most studies of nest-site selection evaluate nest characteristics following the commencement of egg-laying, possibly overlooking the importance of pre-existing nest-site features that may be altered during the nesting process. Because Common Eiders ( Somateria mollissima (L.,1758)) often lay their eggs in nest bowls created in previous years, we were able to experimentally place moss or feather down in nest bowls prior to nesting. We then quantified whether these materials increased nest establishment or advanced laying dates r
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Romiyansah, Romiyansah, Syarif Irwan Nurdiansyah, Apriansyah Apriansyah, and Risko Risko. "SEBARAN SARANG PENYU HIJAU (Chelonia mydas) DI KAWASAN KONSERVASI PESISIR DAN PULAU-PULAU KECIL (KKP3K) PALOH DESA SEBUBUS KABUPATEN SAMBAS." Oseanologia 3, no. 2 (2024): 44–59. https://doi.org/10.26418/jose.v3i2.83280.

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This research aims to determine the distribution pattern of green turtle nests (Chelonia mydas) in the KKP3K Paloh area, Sebubus Village, Sambas Regency. This research was carried out in October 2021 in the Paloh Conservation, Coastal and Small Islands Conservation Area (KKP3K), Sebubus Village, Sambas Regency. The method used in this research is the purposive sampling method (Indriyanto, 2006). The sampling location was determined based on the landing location of the turtles to lay their eggs, then the results of the field survey were obtained in two segments, namely segment 2A and segment 3A
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DECARO JÚNIOR, SERGIO T., NILZA M. MARTINELLI, DOUGLAS H. B. MACCAGNAN, and EDUARDO S. D. B. P. RIBEIRO. "Oviposition of Quesada gigas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in coffee plants." Revista Colombiana de Entomología 38, no. 1 (2012): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v38i1.8906.

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Branches of coffee-plant were collected in São Sebastião do Paraíso County, Minas Gerais State, at the Experimental Station of the Agricultural Research Company (Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais - EP- AMIG), with the aim of studying various aspects of oviposition by Quesada gigas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). The number of branches with Q. gigas egg nests was analyzed, as well as the number of nests per branch, the eggs per nest and the diameter of the egg nest location on the branch. The preference for oviposition either on alive or dry branches and the size of the egg were assessed
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Munkebye, Eli, Hans Chr Pedersen, Johan B. Steen, and Henrik Brøseth. "Predation of eggs and incubating females in willow ptarmigan Lagopus l. lagopus." Fauna norvegica 23 (October 3, 2024): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5324/fn.v23i0.5977.

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Nest predation is a major cause of reproductive loss in many ground-nesting birds. During 15 consecutive years the predation of nests and females throughout the incubation season were recorded in a willow ptarmigan Lagopus l. lagopus population in central Norway. The temporal predation patterns, factors affecting the predation probability and age-specific nesting patterns in this species were studied. There was a large annual variation in predation rate of both nests (0-50%) and incubating females (0-29%) in this area during the study period. The mean annual predation rate of nests (15%) was o
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Li, Zhong-qiu, Rong-rong Wang, Xue-lei Jiang, and Zhi-yuan Zhang. "New record of intraspecific nest parasitism by the Silky Starling (Sturnus sericeus)." F1000Research 1 (December 28, 2012): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.1-71.v1.

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The Silky Starling (Sturnus sericeus) is endemic to East Asia and little is know about its’ breeding ecology. We found intraspecific nest parasitism (INP) by this species in a reproductive study conducted from March to June 2011. We found three nests were parasitized using the obvious morphological differences or partition of egg-laying. One egg appeared 3 days after the 26th female had finished laying eggs. One egg was different in color from the other five eggs in the 27th nest. The third instance was discovered in the 37th nest after the fledglings had fledged. Our findings confirmed INP by
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Egg-Laying in nests"

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Bécot, Lorry. "Sélectionner des poules pondeuses adaptées à des systèmes d'élevage alternatifs à la cage." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Rennes, Agrocampus Ouest, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023NSARC165.

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L’élevage des poules pondeuses en cage disparaît en Europe, au profit de systèmes alternatifs qui offrent des conditions de vie plus respectueuses du bien-être des animaux. Les poules y évoluent en groupe et ont accès à des nids pour pondre. Or, les poules pondeuses sont traditionnellement issues de programmes de sélection reposant sur une mesure de la ponte en cage. La mise au point de nids électroniques enregistrant en continu la ponte au nid, offre l’opportunité de faire évoluer les programmes de sélection en élevant les lignées pures en groupe et au sol.Le premier objectif de cette thèse é
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Burn, Joseph L. "Polygyny and the wren." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360161.

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BAŽANT, Miroslav. "Analýza variability objemu vajec poláka velkého (\kur{Aythya ferina}) a poláka chocholačky (\kur{Aythya fuligula})." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-85079.

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I investigated differences in egg volumes for two common species diving ducks ? Common pochard (Aythya ferina) and Tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula). I tested selected reproductive and environmental factors with potential influence on egg volume and sex of embryo in clutches. Further, I examined egg volume in connection with the nest parasitism and compared parasitic and non-parasitic eggs in context of egg volume. I also estimated rate of nest parasitism in studied ducks population.
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Books on the topic "Egg-Laying in nests"

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US Dept. of Agriculture and Jackson Chambers. An Accurate Method of Determining Which Hens Are Laying: With A Method of Accurate Individual Egg Records Without a Trap Nest. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018.

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Book chapters on the topic "Egg-Laying in nests"

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Scott, Graham. "Eggs, nests, and chicks." In Essential Ornithology. 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
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Drummond, Hugh. "Cheating, Infanticide, and Egg-Dumping." In Blue-Footed Boobies. Oxford University PressNew York, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197629840.003.0009.

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Abstract Infidelity is rife in monogamous pairs of blue-footed boobies. Before egg-laying, paired female and male blue-footed boobies court extra partners, and half of them copulate with extra partners, both sexes preferring to do so when their own partners are absent, especially females. Eleven percent of broods include a chick not sired by the resident male, and such chicks are more common in nests where the habitat structure and social environment of the colony facilitate liaisons. Male infidelity is rewarded by additional low-cost offspring and facilitates males’ partner-switching. The mix
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Soler, M., J. J. Soler, and J. G. Martinez. "Duration of Sympatry and Coevolution between the Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) and Its Primary Host, the Magpie (Pica pica)." In Parasitic Birds And Their Hosts, Studies in Coevolution. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195099768.003.0005.

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Abstract Avian brood parasitism is an excellent system for studies of coevolution, as the interacting species are few, and often only two (Rothstein 1990). Parasites exploit hosts by laying eggs in their nests, and leaving parental care of the parasitic offspring to the host. The fitness cost of parasitism to hosts is often high because: (1) parasite females, before laying, usually remove or damage at least one host egg; (ii) the parasite young ejects all host offspring or outcompetes most of them for food during the nestling period; and (iii) the host often provides extensive parental care fo
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Zabala, J., and P. Frederick. "Development of Aquatic Bird Indicators of Sub-lethal Mercury Exposure and Risk in Wild Populations of Water Birds in the Everglades (Florida, United States of America)." In Bird and Reptile Species in Environmental Risk Assessment Strategies. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/bk9781837670765-00006.

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We describe over 25 years of research in mercury (Hg) contamination and sub-lethal effects in the Florida Everglades using local wading bird species as model species. We assessed various potential indicator tissues and used nestling feathers as an indicator of Hg exposure and Hg risk to breeding. Long-term monitoring of wading bird populations and analysis of museum specimens’ Hg revealed temporal and geographical variation in Hg within the study area. We found strong and relevant reduction in the number of nests in colonies exposed to Hg supported by a reduced breeding propensity and increase
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Johnston, Richard F., and Marián Janiga. "Incubation, hatching, and cropmilk." In Feral Pigeons. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195084092.003.0007.

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Abstract Behavior simulating incubation may be seen in feral pigeons at the time of nest construction. The birds 1.5 hours. Some individuals pseudoincubate for 10 days prior to laying the first egg, and others for only two or three days (Dorzhiev 1991). Both sexes incubate definitively from the time of laying the complete clutch. The first egg is also incubated, but the routine is regularly interrupted. Some females sit on the first egg through the first night after laying. The incubation patch is situated in the ventral apterium and is about 10 x 2 cm in size; visual inspection suggests low v
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Short, Lester L., Jennifer F. M. Horne, and Albert Earl Gilbert. "Breeding behaviour: preliminaries to nesting." In Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides. Oxford University PressOxford, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198546665.003.0005.

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Abstract In this chapter we highlight various behaviours that occur prior to egg-laying. Most barbets and toucans breed on territories, in some cases a small area around the actual nest, but usually a larger area in which the pair or group nest and forage. The large Whitethroated Toucan Ramphastos tucanus lives in social groups in a ‘home range’, within which the primary pair hold a territory during the breeding season. Territory in honeyguides is treated in Chapter 7.
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Sorenson, Michael D. "Patterns of Parasitic Egg Laying and Typical Nesting in Redhead and Canvasback Ducks." In Parasitic Birds And Their Hosts, Studies in Coevolution. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195099768.003.0019.

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Abstract Most studies of obligate brood parasitism have focused on the dynamics of host-parasite interactions. Of particular interest has been the coevolution of adaptations in the parasite that increase the effectiveness of parasitism with counter-adaptations in the host that minimize its negative effects (e.g., Davies and Brook 1988, 1989a,b; Rothstein 1990). Although similar issues can be addressed in cases of facultative brood parasitism (e.g., Lombardo et al. 1989; Power et al. 1989), there are perhaps two more basic questions about parasitic egg laying in species that both parasitize and
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Schlinger, Barney A. "Females Shape Male Manakin Behavior." In The Wingsnappers. Yale University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300269413.003.0013.

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Following insemination, female manakins perform virtually all reproductive functions, including nest building, egg production and laying, incubation, and the care and feeding of nestlings until they acquire independence. In this chapter, avian female reproductive physiology is described followed by a focus on the female golden-collared manakin nesting cycle. Females also choose only some males for copulation, and seem to examine each male based on multiple factors including plumage color, quality of the display court, neuromuscular properties of the male’s display, and the sounds made by males
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Sealy, Spencer G., diane L. Neudorf, Keith A. Hobson, and sharon A. Gill. "Nest Defense by Potential Hosts of the Brown-Headed Cowbird Methodological Approaches, Benefits of Defense, and Coevolution." In Parasitic Birds And Their Hosts, Studies in Coevolution. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195099768.003.0010.

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Abstract Brood parasites have evolved many adaptations that enhance the likelihood that their parasitic life style will be successful, but success for a parasite usually means reduced reproductive output for the hosts (Rothstein 1975, 1990; Payne 1977; May and Robinson 1985; Davies and Brooke 1988; Sealy 1992). Not surprisingly, many hosts have evolved ways of reducing the impact of parasitism on them. Some hosts eject parasitic eggs or desert parasitized clutches, but these behaviors may not recover all of the losses due to parasitism as hosts may already have lost an egg to the laying parasi
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Roisin, Yves. "Selective pressures on pleometrosis and secondary polygyny: a comparison of termites and ants." In Queen Number and Sociality in Insects. Oxford University PressOxford, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198540571.003.0017.

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Abstract Highly organized and ecologically successful societies have evolved convergently in both termites and ants. These societies are characterized by large numbers of individuals and a great complexity with respect to social polymorphism, constructions, communications, foraging behaviour, etc. Perhaps the most important feature of these societies, from an evolutionary viewpoint, is the reproductive division of labour. In many ant and termite colonies, the egg-laying function is restricted to one or a few reproductive female(s), the queen(s). Polygyny, i.e. the coexistence of several functi
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Conference papers on the topic "Egg-Laying in nests"

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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. Howe
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