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Habitat and space use of European cuckoo females during the egg laying period
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SYSNO ASEP 0104748 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Habitat and space use of European cuckoo females during the egg laying period Title Habitatové a prostorové využití samic kukaček během kladení jejich vajec Author(s) Vogl, W. (AT)
Taborsky, B. (CH)
Taborsky, M. (CH)
Teuschl, Y. (CH)
Honza, Marcel (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCIDSource Title Behaviour. - : Brill - ISSN 0005-7959
Roč. 141, č. 7 (2004), s. 881-898Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Cuculus canorus ; host activity ; parasitism Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects IAA6093203 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) CEZ AV0Z6093917 - UBO-W DOI https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539042265671 Annotation To study the use of space and habitat we radio-tagged 16 females of European cuckoos, Cuculus canorus. We hypothesized that during the laying period cuckoo females should (1) use habitats selectively, and (2) attempt to monopolize potential egg laying areas to reduce competition for host nests. Our data are consistent with the first hypothesis: the use of pond edges compared to forest and transitional habitats was significantly greater than expected from the habitat availability in the total area and within individual female home ranges. All 26 directly observed egg layings and 27 nest visits without laying occurred at pond edges in nests of Acrocephalus spp. Females spent significantly more time at pond edges on egg-laying days than on non-laying days. The second hypothesis was not supported: female home ranges overlapped similarly in all three major habitat categories of the potential egg laying areas, and only little aggression was observed between females. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2005
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