Relationships of Surrounding Riparian Habitat to Nest-Box Use and Reproductive Outcome in House Wrens

The Condor ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah M. Finch
Keyword(s):  
Riparian Habitat ◽  
Reproductive Outcome ◽  
Nest Box ◽  
House Wrens

Female Attraction To Male Song in House Wrens (Troglodytes Aedon)

Behaviour ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 133 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 357-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Searcy ◽  
L. Scott Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Empty Nest ◽  
Troglodytes Aedon ◽  
Nest Box ◽  
Male Song ◽  
Visit Rate ◽  
House Wrens ◽  
Female Attraction ◽  
Male House

AbstractThis study tested the hypothesis that the song of male birds can function to attract mates. At 11 different locations on our Wyoming study area, we broadcast the song of male house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) from a loudspeaker mounted next to an empty nest box in an unoccupied wren territory. The number of female wrens attracted to the 'speaker box' was compared to the number visiting a silent, control box on another, unoccupied territory nearby. Females visited speaker boxes at a significantly higher rate than they visited control boxes. Ten females visited speaker boxes in six different trials during periods when no male was associated with either the speaker or control box (total time = 45.5 h; visit rate = 0.22/h). In contrast, only one female visited a control box during these same periods (= 0.02 visits/h), and she did so after first visiting the speaker box. Two females visited the speaker box simultaneously in some trials and chasing or fighting always ensued. Many females showed signs of settling permanently at speaker boxes, remaining at speaker boxes from their arrival to the end of the trial (> 5 h in two cases), and most began constructing nests in boxes, despite the absence of a male. In summary, this study provides strong experimental evidence that the song of male house wrens can function to attract mates for breeding.

Foraging-substrate use by house wrens nesting in natural cavities in a riparian habitat

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Guinan ◽  
Spencer G. Sealy
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Riparian Habitat ◽  
Substrate Use ◽  
Nest Sites ◽  
House Wrens ◽  
Nesting Sites ◽  
Dune Ridge

Foraging behaviour and substrate use by the primarily insectivorous house wren (Troglodytes aedon) were studied during the 1982 breeding season at 10 natural nesting sites in the dune-ridge forest, Delta Marsh, Manitoba. The foraging variables, i.e., time of season, gender, nesting stage, nest site, and time of day, interacted significantly. Wrens gleaned prey off substrate in 82.5% of the prey captures observed. Foraging behaviour varied greatly among the nest sites studied because of prevailing local differences in habitat, and possibly prey availability. The plant species from which wrens gleaned their prey correlated closely with the availability of the substrates in the habitat surrounding each nest site.

Vineyard and riparian habitat, not nest box presence, alter avian community composition

2014 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Jedlicka ◽  
Russell Greenberg ◽  
Peter T. Raimondi
Keyword(s):  
Community Composition ◽  
Riparian Habitat ◽  
Avian Community ◽  
Nest Box

Effects of Nest Box Installation on a Distribution Power Line: Increased Eurasian Kestrel Nesting, Reduced Electrocutions, and Reduced Electrical Faults

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmood Kolnegari ◽  
Ali Akbar Basiri ◽  
Mandana Hazrati ◽  
James F. Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Power Line ◽  
Nest Box ◽  
Eurasian Kestrel ◽  
Electrical Faults

Riparian Habitat Restoration at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. Pyle
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Riparian Habitat ◽  
Hart Mountain

Oocytes cryoconservation and reproductive outcome: evaluation of embryo metabolomiic profiles

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Santonastaso ◽  
Francesca Caprio
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Reproductive Outcome

scholarly journals 78: Clinical and reproductive outcome of patients with laparoscopic management of interstitial pregnancy

2019 ◽  
Vol 220 (3) ◽  
pp. S755-S756
Author(s):  
M. Mara ◽  
M. Andrasova ◽  
B. Boudova
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Outcome ◽  
Interstitial Pregnancy ◽  
Laparoscopic Management
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