Nest site limitation and facultative polygyny in the ant Leptothorax longispinosus

1986 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M. Herbers
Keyword(s):  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Experiments with artificial nests provide evidence for ant community stratification and nest site limitation in a tropical forest

Biotropica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondřej Mottl ◽  
Jacob Yombai ◽  
Tom M. Fayle ◽  
Vojtěch Novotný ◽  
Petr Klimeš
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Artificial Nests ◽  
Ant Community ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Implications of nest-site limitation on density-dependent nest predation at variable spatial scales in a cavity-nesting bird

Oikos ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 991-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Banda ◽  
Guillermo Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Nest Predation ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Density Dependent ◽  
Cavity Nesting ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Coloniality in the Crab PloverDromas ardeoladoes not Depend on Nest Site Limitation

Waterbirds ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Chiozzi ◽  
Giuseppe De Marchi ◽  
Dawit Semere
Keyword(s):  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

Experimental nest site limitation affects reproductive strategies and parental investment in a hole-nesting passerine

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 1075-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Jacot ◽  
Mihai Valcu ◽  
Kees van Oers ◽  
Bart Kempenaers
Keyword(s):  
Parental Investment ◽  
Reproductive Strategies ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

scholarly journals Nest-Site Reuse Patterns for a Cavity-Nesting Bird Community in Interior British Columbia

The Auk ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E H. Aitken ◽  
K. L. Wiebe ◽  
K. Martin
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
Species Variation ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Nest Cavity ◽  
Cavity Nesting ◽  
Managed Landscapes ◽  
Nest Site Limitation ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Most obligate cavity-nesting birds are considered to be nest-site limited, either by time or energy to excavate or to acquire suitable holes for nesting. We examined rates of nest-cavity reuse for a rich community of cavity-nesting birds in mixed forests in interior British Columbia. Using a sample of 402 cavity-reuse cases over five years, we measured cavity reuse for 20 cavity-nesting bird and mammal species (three guilds), and examined the relationship between nest-cavity reuse and features of cavities, nest trees, and forest stands. Eight percent of used cavities were destroyed between years. Reuse rates were 17% for the cavities of weak excavators such as nuthatches and chickadees, 28% for formerly active woodpecker nests, and 48% for cavities previously used by secondary cavity nesting birds, but there was considerable species variation within all guilds. Nest cavities in aspen that were deep with large entrances had the highest reuse. At the forest stand level, cavities in trees close to edges and in sites with more edge habitat had greater reuse. Reused cavities tended to be occupied in sequential years rather than being inactive for a year. With increasing amounts of managed landscapes, availability of suitable cavities for forest nesting vertebrates is decreasing. Reuse of existing cavities might help mitigate the problem of nest-site limitation.

scholarly journals NEST-SITE LIMITATION IN COFFEE AGROECOSYSTEMS: ARTIFICIAL NESTS MAINTAIN DIVERSITY OF ARBOREAL ANTS

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1478-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy M. Philpott ◽  
Paul F. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Nest Site ◽  
Artificial Nests ◽  
Arboreal Ants ◽  
Coffee Agroecosystems ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

scholarly journals The Curious Case of the Camelthorn: Competition, Coexistence, and Nest-Site Limitation in a Multispecies Mutualism

2015 ◽  
Vol 186 (6) ◽  
pp. E172-E181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Campbell ◽  
Mark D. E. Fellowes ◽  
James M. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Limitation

scholarly journals EVIDENCE OF COMMUNAL OVIPOSITION AND NEST ABANDONMENT IN THE NORTHERN TWO-LINED SALAMANDER (EURYCEA BISLINEATA, (GREEN, 1818)) IN NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT

2014 ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Elizabeth L. Jockusch ◽  
Taylor F. Ferguson ◽  
Elizabeth K. Timpe
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Strategy ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Plethodontid Salamanders ◽  
Eurycea Bislineata ◽  
Large Clusters ◽  
Nest Site Limitation ◽  
Rock Size ◽  
Oviposition Sites

Most plethodontid salamanders oviposit their eggs in an individual nest and attend the clutch until hatching. Here, we describe aspects of the reproduction of Eurycea bislineata (Northern Two-lined Salamander) from three field sites in northeastern Connecticut that contrast with the typical plethodontid reproductive behavior. Rocks used as oviposition sites contained up to 296 eggs, with an average of more than 100. These numbers exceed the maximum ovarian egg counts for this species, indicating that communal oviposition is common. The lack of correlation between rock size and number of eggs, as well as the lack of discrete clutches when eggs are laid in large clusters, suggests that communal oviposition may be caused by something other than nest site limitation. Additionally, the rate of maternal attendance at nests was low. Thus, communal oviposition with high rates of nest abandonment is the dominant reproductive strategy in E. bislineata at these sites.

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