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Differences in Predators of Artificial and Real Songbird Nests: Evidence of Bias in Artificial Nest Studies by THOMPSON III, FRANK R., BURHANS, DIRK E.

“…In the past two decades, many researchers have used artificial nests to measure relative rates of nest predation. Recent comparisons show that real and…”
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Video Identification of Predators at Songbird Nests in Old Fields by Thompson, Frank R., William Dijak, Burhans, Dirk E.

“…Thompson et al discuss a study in which remote video recordings were used to determine what kinds of predators invaded Songbird nests and with what frequency…”
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Effects of Time and Nest-Site Characteristics on Concealment of Songbird Nests by Burhans, Dirk E., Thompson, Frank R.

“…We studied the effect of time and nest-site characteristics on nest concealment measurements and analyzed differences in concealment between parasitized,…”
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Predation of Songbird Nests Differs by Predator and between Field and Forest Habitats by Thompson, Frank R., Burhans, Dirk E.

“…Our understanding of factors affecting nest predation and ability to mitigate high nest predation rates is hampered by a lack of information on the importance…”
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Songbird abundance and parasitism differ between urban and rural shrublands by Burhans, Dirk E., Thompson, Frank R.

“…Many studies have examined differences in avian community composition between urban and rural habitats, but few, if any, have looked at nesting success of…”
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A comparison of point-count and mist-net detections of songbirds by habitat and time-of-season by Pagen, Rich W, Thompson III, Frank R, Burhans, Dirk E

“…We compared the results of point-count and mist-net surveys during the breeding and post-breeding seasons in four Missouri Ozark habitats: mature upland…”
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Factors Affecting Predation at Songbird Nests in Old Fields by Burhans, Dirk E., Dearborn, Donald, Thompson, Frank R., Faaborg, John

“…We determined the effects of microhabitat, year, weather, time of season, stage of the nesting cycle, and brood parasitism on nest predation from a 7-year…”
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Patterns of Snake Predation at Songbird Nests in Missouri and Texas by Stake, Mike M, Thompson, Frank R, Faaborg, John, Burhans, Dirk E

“…Snakes are frequent predators of eggs and nestlings, but general patterns of snake predation at bird nests are not well known. We reviewed 84 video…”
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Songbird Nest Survival is Invariant to Early-successional Restoration Treatments in a Large River Floodplain by Burhans, Dirk E., Root, Brian G., Shaffer, Terry L., Dey, Daniel C.

“…We monitored songbird nest survival in two reforesting, ∼50-ha former cropland sites along the Missouri River in central Missouri from 2001 to 2003. Sites were…”
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BREEDING AND POST-BREEDING HABITAT USE BY FOREST MIGRANT SONGBIRDS IN THE MISSOURI OZARKS by Pagen, Rich W, Thompson III, Frank R, Burhans, Dirk E

“…We compared habitat use by forest migrant songbirds during the breeding and post-breeding periods in four Missouri Ozark habitats: mature upland forest, mature…”
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Habitat and Microhabitat Features Associated with Cowbird Parasitism in Two Forest Edge Cowbird Hosts by Burhans, Dirk E.

“…I examined the relationship of habitat and nest microhabitat features of Field Sparrows (Spizella pusilla) and Indigo Buntings (Passerina cyanea) to brood…”
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Avoiding the Nest: Responses of Field Sparrows to the Threat of Nest Predation by Burhans, Dirk E

“…Nest predation is a major source of reproductive failure in birds. A look at how Field Sparrows, small songbirds that rarely use direct aggression against…”
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Relationship of Songbird Nest Concealment to Nest Fate and Flushing Behavior of Adults by Burhans, Dirk E, Thompson III, Frank R

“…Burhans and Thompson measured the relationship of flushing behavior to nest concealment for four songbird species having cryptically colored adult females…”
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Nest Desertion by Field Sparrows and its Possible Influence on the Evolution of Cowbird Behavior by Strausberger, Bill M, Burhans, Dirk E

“…In this study, Field Sparrows (Spizella pusilla) deserted 46% of nests, parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) and only 1% of unparasitized…”
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TERRITORY SELECTION BY UPLAND RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS IN EXPERIMENTAL RESTORATION PLOTS by FUREY, MARIA A., BURHANS, DIRK E.

“…We examined territory selection of Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) in experimental treatments with varied groundcovers and densities of planted and…”
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COSTS OF PARASITISM INCURRED BY TWO SONGBIRD SPECIES AND THEIR QUALITY AS COWBIRD HOSTS by Burhans, Dirk E, Thompson, Frank R, Faaborg, John

“…We measured the costs of Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) parasitism incurred by Field Sparrows (Spizella pusilla) and Indigo Buntings (Passerina cyanea)…”
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Effects of point count protocol on bird abundance and variability estimates and power to detect population trends by Thompson III, Frank R, Burhans, Dirk E, Root, Brian

“…We used a three-year point-count data set from Hoosier National Forest, Indiana, to evaluate alternative point-count sampling strategies for detecting songbird…”
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Regional Variation in Response of Field Sparrows to the Threat of Brown-headed Cowbird Parasitism by Burhans, Dirk E, Strausberger, Bill M, Carey, Michael D

“…We conducted aggression experiments using model cowbirds on nesting Field Sparrows (Spizella pusilla) in heavily, moderately, and rarely parasitized…”
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NEST DESERTION AND APPARENT NEST PROTECTION BEHAVIOR BY BELL'S VIREOS IN RESPONSE TO COWBIRD PARASITISM by Budnik, Joel M, Burhans, Dirk E, Ryan, Mark R, Thompson III, Frank R

“…Bell's Vireos (Vireo bellii) deserted 51% of nests parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) in central Missouri from 1996–1998. Deserting vireo…”
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Rejection of Artificial Parasite Eggs by Gray Kingbirds in the Bahamas by Baltz, Michael E., Burhans, Dirk E.

“…We added artificial Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) eggs to Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) nests in the Bahamas, where Shiny Cowbirds were first…”
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