Breeding in a den of thieves:Pros and cons of nesting close to egg predators
Breeding success of many Arctic-breeding bird populations varies with lemming cycles due to prey switching behavior of generalist predators. Several bird species breed on islands to escape from generalist predators like Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus, but little is known about how these species interact....
Published in: | Ecosphere |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/414116bb-d630-4be0-b59a-e41239fcceaa https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/414116bb-d630-4be0-b59a-e41239fcceaa https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1353 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/38998463/Fouw_et_al_2016_Ecosphere.pdf |