Lesser Prairie‐chicken incubation behavior and nest success most influenced by nest vegetation structure

Abstract Incubation breaks are necessary for any nesting bird but can increase the mortality risk of the nest or attending parent. How intrinsic and extrinsic variables affect nest attentiveness—the proportion of time a female is on nest during incubation— and subsequent survival of the nest remains...

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Main Authors: Jacquelyn M. Gehrt, Daniel S. Sullins, Bram H. F. Verheijen, David A. Haukos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10509