Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia

Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia

Abstract Background A particular type of site fidelity is faithfulness to the nest site, where birds are not only reoccupying breeding territories but also reusing nests built in previous breeding seasons. Staying faithful to the nest site is believed to be an adaptive strategy, and based on the abi...

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Main Authors: Joanna T. Bialas, Joachim Siekiera, Artur Siekiera, Wiesław Chromik, Łukasz Dylewski, Marcin Tobolka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Site fidelity
Nest fidelity
Nest switching
Breeding dispersal
Ring resighting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-023-00506-y

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