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Nest site fidelity in female Wild Turkey: potential causes and reproductive consequences

Article Abstract:

Age has a strong influence on nest site fidelity in female Wild Turkeys, as older females have higher return rates to their previous nesting sites than younger females. A study of Wild Turkeys in Arkansas Ozarks shows that females that return to previous nesting areas lay larger clutches and their nests survive longer. Reproductive success and nest site fidelity are unrelated. Increased social status and past experience may be responsible for the correlation between habitat quality and breeding site fidelity.

Sexual behavior, Arkansas, Natural history, Birds, Bird eggs, Bird nests

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Nest-site characteristics of the Madagascar Buzzard in the rain forest of the Masoala Peninsula

Article Abstract:

Studies of the nesting habitat and nest-site features of the Madagascar Buzzard, a diurnal raptor species, in the rain forest of the Masoala Peninsula revealed their adaptability to changing ecological conditions, thereby illustrating their capacity to withstand impacts such as forest fragmentations. This species built nests either in large central forks or on hanging epiphytes in the center of trees in locations such as slash-and-burn clearings and primary forest areas.

Adaptation (Biology), Evolutionary adaptation, Hawks, Vultures, Buzzards

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Nesting habitat and nesting success of eastern Wild Turkeys in the Arkansas Ozarks highlands

Article Abstract:

A study of nesting habitats of the eastern Wild Turkey in the Arkansas Ozarks during their breeding season revealed nest predation to be a major factor influencing their selection of habitats, implying that safe habitats directly affect the population density of the species. Locations such as overgrown old fields and pine stands with dense herbaceous understory were preferred as suitable habitats by the species to protect themselves from predator attacks.

Prevention, Predation (Biology)

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