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Animal builders and the importance of bird nests |
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Builders extend their control |
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The extended phenotype concept |
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5 | (3) |
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Building behaviour changes habitats |
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8 | (2) |
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Exploitation of the resources by others |
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10 | (1) |
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Nests reinforce social life |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (2) |
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Are there shared characters among builders? |
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14 | (6) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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Techniques shape materials but materials shape techniques |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (1) |
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The clutch--nest relationship |
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23 | (16) |
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23 | (1) |
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The nests and brood care of dinosaurs |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (4) |
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35 | (4) |
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Standardising the nest description |
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39 | (21) |
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39 | (2) |
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Nest identification, morphometrics and type |
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41 | (8) |
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41 | (1) |
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Nest weight and dimensions |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (4) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (6) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (2) |
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Plant, lichen and fungal materials |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (3) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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Special features and comments |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (33) |
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60 | (2) |
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Types of construction method |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (9) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (6) |
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80 | (4) |
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How difficult is nest building? |
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84 | (5) |
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89 | (4) |
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The functional architecture of the nest |
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93 | (36) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (11) |
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Nest decoration and nest size |
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95 | (1) |
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Frequency and type of decorative materials |
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95 | (6) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (6) |
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Number and type of materials in attachments |
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106 | (1) |
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Attachment type and nest support diameter |
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107 | (1) |
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Occurrence of attachment types |
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107 | (5) |
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The structural nest layer |
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112 | (11) |
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Nest weight and nest design in relation to bird weight |
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113 | (1) |
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Number of materials in the structural layer |
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114 | (1) |
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Associations of materials |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (6) |
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The presence, number and type of lining materials |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (3) |
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The cost of nest building |
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129 | (23) |
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129 | (2) |
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Calculation of energetic costs |
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131 | (1) |
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Gathering journeys and building time |
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132 | (2) |
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Measurement of building costs as clutch reduction |
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134 | (1) |
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Other evidence of nest building cost |
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135 | (3) |
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Taking over the nest of another bird |
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138 | (3) |
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The consequences of nest re-use |
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141 | (1) |
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Indicators of the cost of nest re-use |
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142 | (3) |
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The response of nest re-users to blood-feeding ectoparasites |
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145 | (7) |
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The selection of a nest site |
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152 | (34) |
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152 | (1) |
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The availability of nest material |
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153 | (3) |
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The influence of physical factors |
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156 | (2) |
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The influence of predators |
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158 | (7) |
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165 | (2) |
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Coloniality and nest defence |
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167 | (2) |
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Sites exploiting the nest defence of other birds |
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169 | (3) |
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Nest sites associated with arthropods |
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172 | (4) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (5) |
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Bowers, building quality and mate assessment |
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186 | (31) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (2) |
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Nest building and sexual selection |
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189 | (2) |
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Court displays and male quality |
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191 | (4) |
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Bowers and mate assessment |
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195 | (15) |
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The bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (4) |
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199 | (6) |
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Functional design and bower evolution |
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205 | (5) |
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Bowers and sexual selection theory |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (5) |
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The evolution of nest building |
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217 | (20) |
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217 | (5) |
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Innovations of design and of technology |
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222 | (2) |
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Taxonomic characters from nests |
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224 | (2) |
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Variability and conservatism |
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226 | (3) |
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Weaver birds and the ecology of nest evolution |
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229 | (2) |
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The Tyrannidae and the flexibility of building behaviour |
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231 | (6) |
References |
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237 | (28) |
Author index |
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265 | (4) |
General index |
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269 | (4) |
Species index |
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