The Use of Green Plant Material in Bird Nests to Avoid Ectoparasites

Peter H. Wimberger, '. U. o. G. P. M. i. B. N. t. A. E. (1984). The Use of Green Plant Material in Bird Nests to Avoid Ectoparasites. The Auk, 101(3), 615-618.

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1984

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• Nest protection hypothesis
  • The nest protection hypothesis proposes that birds' addition of selected fresh green or aromatic plants to nests functions partly through plant secondary compounds that repel, inhibit, or otherwise reduce nest parasites or pathogens and improve conditions for nest occupants.

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