ArticleEcology and evolution2020
Lining the nest with more feathers increases offspring recruitment probability: Selection on an extended phenotype in the blue tit.
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- Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Beak shape and nest material use in birds.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- The significance of building behavior in the evolution of animal architecture.Ecological research · 2022Article
- Nest decoration: birds exploit a fear of feathers to guard their nest from usurpation.Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- Lining the nest with more feathers increases offspring recruitment probability: Selection on an extended phenotype in the blue tit.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
- Previous reproductive success informs nest-building decisions.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
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Abstract
Birds, among various other taxa, construct nests. Nests form an extended phenotype of the individual building it. Nests are used to extend control over the conditions in which offspring develop, and are therefore commonly considered to be shaped by selection. Nevertheless, scarcely any scientific evidence exist that nest composition is under selection. Here, we demonstrate with data from over 400 blue tit (
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