Switches in covering of eggs in grey partridge Perdix perdix clutches during laying and incubation

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00094862:_____/18:N0000090 RIV/00216224:14310/18:00104909

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/fozo.v67.i3-4.a6.2018" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/fozo.v67.i3-4.a6.2018</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/fozo.v67.i3-4.a6.2018" target="_blank" >10.25225/fozo.v67.i3-4.a6.2018</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Switches in covering of eggs in grey partridge Perdix perdix clutches during laying and incubation

Original language description

Covering of eggs is important antipredator behaviour which is known for several bird species. Generally this behaviour is considered consistent throughout the whole nesting cycle but there can be exceptions in some species. We found two switches in egg covering during nesting in grey partridge: the first between two early laying phases, the second between later laying and incubation. The clutch containing only the first egg remained uncovered, larger clutches were covered with dry vegetation in the laying period, but the eggs remained uncovered during incubation breaks. There was a strong consistency of this behaviour among females. From four tested factors, only nesting period significantly affected egg covering. We assume that the fast uncovered egg may serve as a bait for predators to test nest-site safety whereas the motion in the course of egg covering during short incubation breaks may increase predator attraction.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Folia zoologica

ISSN

0139-7893

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

67

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3-4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

4

Pages from-to

154-157

UT code for WoS article

000456077400003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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