Alligator presence influences colony site selection of long-legged wading birds through large scale facilitative nest protector relationship

Abstract Positive ecological relationships, such as facilitation, are an important force in community organization. The effects of facilitative relationships can be strong enough to cause changes in the distributions of species and in many cases have evolved as a response to predation pressure, howe...

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Main Authors: Wray Gabel, Peter Frederick, Jabi Zabala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80185-5