Variation in nest survival of three species of tropical plovers in Madagascar with clutch size, age of nest, year and El Nino effect.

ABSTRACT: A combination of life history traits and environmental conditions has been highlighted as the main drivers of avian breeding success. While drivers of breeding success are well known in some species, especially birds in northern, temperate regions; species in other parts of the world have received relatively little attention. In this study, we used a long-term dataset on breeding success of tropical plovers from south-west Madagascar to investigate whether nest survival changed over time and whether the drivers of nest survival were similar for multiple species breeding in the same arid habitat. In the 12-year period of 2009-2020, we monitored 2077 nests for three species with different breeding strategies: 1185 nests of Kittlitz's plovers (Anarhynchus pecuarius) with a flexible bre

SUBMITTER: Tanner CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11405060 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature