Context-dependent costs and benefits of a heterospecific nesting association

• Main Authors: Rose J Swift, Amanda D Rodewald, Nathan R Senner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Protector; Beluga; Beluga*; Larus canus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1093/beheco/ary042

The costs and benefits of interspecific interactions can vary among spatial or temporal contexts. We studied interactions between breeding shorebirds and gulls and found that the nature of interactions varied with breeding stage. Hudsonian Godwits aggregated their nests near colonies of Mew Gulls, a...