The design and function of birds' nests
MC Mainwaring, IR Hartley… - Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
All birds construct nests in which to lay eggs and/or raise offspring. Traditionally, it was
thought that natural selection and the requirement to minimize the risk of predation …
thought that natural selection and the requirement to minimize the risk of predation …
Climate change and nesting behaviour in vertebrates: a review of the ecological threats and potential for adaptive responses
MC Mainwaring, I Barber, DC Deeming… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nest building is a taxonomically widespread and diverse trait that allows animals to alter
local environments to create optimal conditions for offspring development. However, there is …
local environments to create optimal conditions for offspring development. However, there is …
[图书][B] Nests, eggs, and incubation: new ideas about avian reproduction
DC Deeming, SJ Reynolds - 2015 - books.google.com
Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …
Global drivers of variation in cup nest size in passerine birds
K Vanadzina, SE Street, SD Healy… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The size of a bird's nest can play a key role in ensuring reproductive success and is
determined by a variety of factors. The primary function of the nest is to protect offspring from …
determined by a variety of factors. The primary function of the nest is to protect offspring from …
First‐egg date and air temperature affect nest construction in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus, but not in Great Tits Parus major
J Britt, DC Deeming - Bird Study, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Capsule For nest construction by Blue Tits, but not Great Tits, first‐egg date (FED) and air
temperature significantly affected the mass of the nest as a whole and some of its …
temperature significantly affected the mass of the nest as a whole and some of its …
Composition of bird nests is a species-specific characteristic
LE Biddle, RE Broughton, AM Goodman… - Avian Biology …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Bird nests represent an extended phenotype of individuals expressed during reproduction
and so exhibit variability in composition, structure and function. Descriptions of nests based …
and so exhibit variability in composition, structure and function. Descriptions of nests based …
Adaptive latitudinal variation in Common Blackbird Turdus merula nest characteristics
MC Mainwaring, DC Deeming, CI Jones… - Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Nest construction is taxonomically widespread, yet our understanding of adaptive
intraspecific variation in nest design remains poor. Nest characteristics are expected to vary …
intraspecific variation in nest design remains poor. Nest characteristics are expected to vary …
A review of the roles materials play in determining functional properties of bird nests
DC Deeming - Acta Ornithologica, 2023 - BioOne
Avian nests are crucial to reproduction as they are the site for incubation of the clutch of
eggs and, in many cases, it is the location for the rearing of chicks hatched. Despite many …
eggs and, in many cases, it is the location for the rearing of chicks hatched. Despite many …
Factors affecting thermal insulation of songbird nests as measured using temperature loggers
DC Deeming, AM Dickinson… - Physiological and …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Bird nests represent an extended phenotype that is variable among and within species in
terms of nest location and construction materials. It has also been suggested that nests …
terms of nest location and construction materials. It has also been suggested that nests …
An overview of the factors influencing the morphology and thermal properties of avian nests
CB Heenan - Avian Biology Research, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Incubation in birds is energetically demanding and the energy invested to maintain egg
temperature can influence the outcome of a reproductive event and therefore the lifetime …
temperature can influence the outcome of a reproductive event and therefore the lifetime …