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Does the use of nest materials in a ground-nesting bird result from a compromise between the risk of egg overheating and camouflage?

Jesús Gómez, Gustavo Liñán-Cembrano, Cristina Ramo, Macarena Castro, Alejandro Pérez-Hurtado, Juan A. Amat
Journal: Biology Open
Biol Open (2019) 8 (12): bio042648.
https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.042648
Published: 9 December 2019
... alexandrinus , in southern Spain. We added materials differing in thermal properties and coloration to the nests, thus affecting rates of egg heating, nest temperature and camouflage. Before these manipulations, adults selected materials that were lighter than the microhabitat, probably to buffer the risk...
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