What Constitutes a Nesting Attempt? Variation in Criteria Causes Bias and Hinders Comparisons Across Studies

• Published in: The Auk
• Main Authors: Victoria Garcia, Courtney J. Conway
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Ornithological Society 2009
• Subjects: Burrows; Avian Studies
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2009.06259

Because reliable estimates of nesting success are very important to avian studies, the defnition of a “successful nest” and the use of different analytical methods to estimate success have received much attention. By contrast, variation in the criteria used to determine whether an occupied site that...