Video surveillance of nesting birds [electronic resource] / Christine A. Ribic, Frank R. Thompson III, and Pamela J. Pietz.

9780520954090 (ebook) :

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.

1 online resource (xv, 223 p.) : ill.

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Declining bird populations, especially those that breed in North American grasslands, have stimulated extensive research on factors that affect nest failure and reduced reproductive success. Until now, this research has been hampered by the difficulties inherent in observing nest activities. This book highlights the use of miniature video cameras and recording equipment to yield new insights into breeding bird biology, including previously undocumented observations of hatching, incubation, fledging, diurnal and nocturnal activity patterns, predator identification, predator-prey interactions, and cause-specific rates of nest loss.

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May 06, 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index.