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Nest Material Selection

Nest Material Selection is a behavioral ecology construct that identifies the process by which organisms discriminate and acquire specific environmental resources for nest construction based on adaptive criteria such as insulation, camouflage, or structural integrity.

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2017–2026

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The use of plastic debris as nesting material by a colonial seabird and associated entanglement mortality

Stephen C. Votier, Kirsten Archibald, Greg Morgan et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2010 · 264 citations

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USING ARTIFICIAL NESTS TO TEST IMPORTANCE OF NESTING MATERIAL AND NEST SHELTER FOR INCUBATION ENERGETICS

Geoff M. Hilton, Mike Hansell, Graeme D. Ruxton et al. · The Auk · 2004 · 181 citations

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Preferences for nesting material as environmental enrichment for laboratory mice

Heleen van de Weerd, P. L. P. Van Loo, L.F.M. van Zutphen et al. · Laboratory Animals · 1997 · 179 citations · Full text

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Physical cognition: birds learn the structural efficacy of nest material

Ida E. Bailey, Kate V. Morgan, Marion Bertin et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2014 · 142 citations · Full text

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Adaptive selection of foraging and nesting habitat by black kites (Milvus migrans) and its implications for conservation: a multi-scale approach

Fabrizio Sergio, Paolo Pedrini, Luigi Marchesi · Biological Conservation · 2003 · 126 citations

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Authors

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    Susan D. Healy

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 578 citations

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  2. DC
    D. Charles Deeming

    University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 293 citations

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  3. KB
    Kevin B. Briggs

    Stennis Space Center, United States

    4 publications · 118 citations

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  4. LM
    Lauren M. Guillette

    University of Alberta, Canada

    4 publications · 184 citations

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    Mark T. Stanback

    Davidson College, United States

    3 publications · 107 citations

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Institutions

124

  1. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    27 publications

    2K citations

  2. University of Lincoln

    Lincoln, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    659 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    326 citations

  4. Roslin Institute

    Dalkeith, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    468 citations

  5. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

    Madrid, Spain

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    583 citations

  6. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  7. Davidson College

    Davidson, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    214 citations

  8. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    251 citations

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  1. The Auk

    11 publications · 534 citations

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  2. Animal Behaviour

    7 publications · 451 citations

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  3. Bird Study

    7 publications · 205 citations

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  4. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    7 publications · 593 citations

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  5. Ornithological Applications

    4 publications · 125 citations

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