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SUBMITTER: Amo L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6145545 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amo Luisa L Tomás Gustavo G Saavedra Irene I Visser Marcel E ME
PloS one 20180919 9
Small birds use cavities for roosting to decrease the thermoregulatory costs during the winter nights. The ability of birds to detect and escape from an approaching predator is impaired during roosting and thus the selection of such cavities should take into account the risk that a predator will find the cavity. Previous evidence suggested that birds in captivity are able to detect predator scent and avoid roosting in nest-boxes containing such predator chemical cues. Here, we tested whether bir ...[more]