Light matters: Nest illumination alters egg rejection behavior in a cavity-nesting bird

Egg discrimination by cavity-nesting birds that build nests under dim light conditions was presumed to depend on nest luminance, although this hypothesis has rarely been tested. Tests of egg discrimination ability by cavity-nesting tits under dim light conditions may reveal the selection pressure fr...

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Main Authors: Canchao Yang, Anders Pape Møller, Wei Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2022-01-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2053716622000123