The rapid urbanization of the world has profound effects on global biodiversity, and
urbanization has been counted among the processes contributing to the homogenization of …

Renesting is an important strategy for coping with nest loss in many species of birds. We
investigated renesting behavior of radiomarked Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) breeding in …

Food supplementation experiments have provided considerable information about the
importance of resource availability in timing reproduction. Supplemented birds usually …

Seasonal fitness declines are common, but the relative contribution of different reproductive
components to the seasonal change in the production of reproductive young, and the …

As our understanding of climate change has increased, so has our awareness of the impacts
of these changes on biotic systems. Climate models are nearly unanimous in their …

Clutch size is an important life history trait, and factors such as nest predation and food
availability can both be of crucial importance for its variation in nature. The aim of the …

The dromornithids were giant flightless birds endemic to Australia from the late Paleogene to
the late Pleistocene. Dromornithids are generally considered to be divergent members of the …

Given natural variation in weather conditions and increased risk of drought associated with
climate change, understanding how birds respond to fluctuations in precipitation is a …

Upon reproductive failure, many bird species make a secondary attempt at nesting
(hereafter,“renesting”). Renesting may be an effective strategy to maximize current and …

Seasonal fecundity is a composite metric that is determined by component parameters such
as clutch size, nest survival and re‐nesting probability. Many of these component …