Perceived Predation Risk Reduces the Number of Offspring Songbirds Produce per Year

Predator effects on prey demography have traditionally been ascribed solely to direct killing in studies of population ecology and wildlife management. Predators also affect the prey's perception of predation risk, but this has not been thought to meaningfully affect prey demography. We isolate...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2011-12, Vol.334 (6061), p.1398-1401
Main Authors: Zanette, Liana Y., White, Aija F., Allen, Marek C., Clinchy, Michael
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Animal and plant ecology
Animal behavior
Animal nesting
Animal reproduction
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Aves
Biological and medical sciences
Birds
Breeding seasons
Demecology
Demography
Egg masses
Eggs
Fear
Female
Female animals
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Male
Nesting Behavior
Oviposition
Perception
Perceptions
Population Dynamics
Population Growth
Predation
Predators
Predatory Behavior
Reproduction
Risk
Risk factors
Seasons
Songbirds
Sparrows
Sparrows - physiology
Vertebrata
Vocalization, Animal
Wildlife
Wildlife management
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Animal nesting
Animal reproduction
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Aves
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Birds
Breeding seasons
Demecology
Demography
Egg masses
Eggs
Fear
Female
Female animals
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Nesting Behavior
Oviposition
Perception
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Population Dynamics
Population Growth
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Predators
Predatory Behavior
Reproduction
Risk
Risk factors
Seasons
Songbirds
Sparrows
Sparrows - physiology
Vertebrata
Vocalization, Animal
Wildlife
Wildlife management
title Perceived Predation Risk Reduces the Number of Offspring Songbirds Produce per Year
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