Is it safe to nest near conspicuous neighbours? Spatial patterns in predation risk associated with the density of American Golden-Plover nests

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Giroux, Marie-Andrée, Trottier-Paquet, Myriam, Bêty, Joël, Lamarre, Vincent, Lecomte, Nicolas
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
• Subjects: Animal Behavior; Canada; Igloolik; Nunavut; Protector; Tundra
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991854/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27602257; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2193

Predation is one of the main factors explaining nesting mortality in most bird species. Birds can avoid nest predation or reduce predation pressure by breeding at higher latitude, showing anti-predator behaviour, selecting nest sites protected from predators, and nesting in association with protecti...