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DOI	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.05.011
	Behavioural and reproductive flexibility of an invasive bird in an arid zone: A case of the Indian House Crow (Corvus splendens)
	Yosef, Reuven 1,3; Zduniak, Piotr 2; Poliakov, Yelena 3; Fingerman, Anastasia 3
通讯作者	Zduniak, Piotr
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ISSN	0140-1963
EISSN	1095-922X
出版年	2019
卷号	168 页码:56-58
英文摘要	Of all the invasive species, 20-30% are considered as pests that cause ecological and economic damage. They are considered a threat to the natural environment second only to habitat loss. In the framework of a broader study of the breeding ecology of the invasive Indian House Crow in the arid city of Eilat, we observed the behavioural plasticity and reproductive versatility in the face of a stochastic event in the form of a strong thunder storm. Crows that nested in palm crowns recorded total nest failures owing to inundation of the nests. Pairs that built their nest under the palm crowns or in Tamarix and Eucalyptus trees survived the storm without any nest losses. Eight days later, the crows that lost their broods initiated new nests on the same palms, but all were located under the crowns. The replacement clutches were smaller in comparison to the first breeding attempts of the same pairs but the number of fledglings did not differ from the first and only breeding attempts of the other breeding pairs which did not suffer from the storm. A year later, in the next breeding season, a total of 31 active nests were found in palm trees and all were placed under the crown. Our study demonstrates the resilience and behavioural flexibility connected with a fast learning process of the invasive House Crow, and its ability to overcome environmental handicaps.
英文关键词	Arid zone Breeding Corvus splendens Eilat Invasive species Plasticity
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Israel ; Poland
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000472696100007
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源机构	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/216766
作者单位	1.Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Eilat Campus,POB 272, IL-88106 Elat, Israel; 2.Adam Mickiewicz Univ, Fac Biol, Dept Avian Biol & Ecol, Uniwerystetu Poznanskiego 6, PL-61614 Poznan, Poland; 3.Rabin Senior Sch, 51 Yotam St,POB 88104, IL-88000 Elat, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yosef, Reuven,Zduniak, Piotr,Poliakov, Yelena,et al. Behavioural and reproductive flexibility of an invasive bird in an arid zone: A case of the Indian House Crow (Corvus splendens)[J]. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,2019,168:56-58.
APA	Yosef, Reuven,Zduniak, Piotr,Poliakov, Yelena,&Fingerman, Anastasia.(2019).Behavioural and reproductive flexibility of an invasive bird in an arid zone: A case of the Indian House Crow (Corvus splendens).JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,168,56-58.
MLA	Yosef, Reuven,et al."Behavioural and reproductive flexibility of an invasive bird in an arid zone: A case of the Indian House Crow (Corvus splendens)".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 168(2019):56-58.