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The influence of regional hydrology on nesting behavior and nest fate of the American alligator

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Nest success of grassland birds in oak barrens and dry prairies in west central Wisconsin

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Do common eiders nest in kin groups? Microgeographic genetic structure in a philopatric sea duck

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Breeding biology and nest-site selection of red-tailed hawks in an altered desert grassland

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Effects of forest fragmentation on brood parasitism and nest predation in eastern and western landscapes

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Techniques for studying nest success of ducks in upland habitats in the prairie pothole region

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Wild tree swallows perched on an artificial nest box at Cosumnes River Preserve, in California’s Central Valley.

Research Spotlight: Mercury Exposure in Wild Songbirds Associated with Disrupted Parental Care at the Nest

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Greater Sage-Grouse Adult and Nest Observations Before and After Wildfire in Northwest Nevada (2008-2019)

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Risky business: Site selection by Acadian Flycatchers under threat of nest predation and brood parasitism

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Waiting for trees to grow: nest survival, brood parasitism, and the impact of reforestation efforts

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Least Bell's Vireo Surveys and Nest Monitoring at Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2000

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An assessment of predator barriers and predator control to enhance duck nest success on peninsulas

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Traveltimes of flood waves on the New River between Hinton and Hawks Nest, West Virginia

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Reassessing perennial cover as a driver of duck nest survival in the Prairie Pothole Region

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Occupancy surveys near Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) nest sites and random locations between 2018 and 2022 along the central Oregon coast, USA

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Temporal shift of sea turtle nest sites in an eroding barrier island beach

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Drought and cooler temperatures are associated with higher nest survival in Mountain Plovers

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Effects of nest density, location, and timing on breeding success of Caspian Terns

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Nest survival relative to patch size in a highly fragmented shortgrass prairie landscape

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Predator selection of prairie landscape features and its relation to duck nest success

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Estimation of brood and nest survival: Comparative methods in the presence of heterogeneity

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Use of female nest characteristics in the sexual behaviour of male sockeye salmon

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Influence of striped skunk removal on upland duck nest success in North Dakota

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Nest defense behavior and reproductive success of laughing gulls sublethally dosed with parathion

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A first record of the nest and chicks of the small Kauai thrush

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Pacific common eider (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) nest records, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1991-2004

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Nest microclimate and limits to egg viability explain avian life-history variation across latitudinal gradients

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Habitat amount and edge effects, not perch proximity, nest exposure, or vegetation diversity affect cowbird parasitism in agricultural landscapes

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Promoting Change in Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Nest Site Selection to Minimize Construction Related Disturbance

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A female Grasshopper Sparrow sitting on her nest. Photo by Janet Ruth.

A female Grasshopper Sparrow sitting on her nest.
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