Nest Predation and Delayed Cost of Reproduction in the Great Tit

Authors:
  • RMR.H. McCleery
    R.H. McCleery
  • JCJ. Clobert
    J. Clobert
  • RJR. Julliard
    R. Julliard
  • CPC.M. Perrins
    C.M. Perrins
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Abstract
1. During a study on the great tit at Wytham Wood, Oxfordshire, nest predation by weasels was as high as 50% in some years prior to 1976. In 1976, nest-boxes we...