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Red-breasted nuthatches smear sap around their nest entrances to protect against predators – Functional Ecologists

James and team tap into the behavioural dynamics of red-breasted nuthatches and their use of conifer resin (sap). In their paper “Behavioural co-option of plant secondary compounds by a cavity-nesting…

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Ground squirrels hibernate to avoid predation, but not at the expense of reproductive opportunities – Functional Ecologists

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Austin Allison—a PhD student at Colorado State University and recent MS graduate from the University of Idaho—discusses his recently accepted paper: “Why hibernate? Tests of four hypotheses to explain intraspecific…

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Red-breasted nuthatches smear sap around their nest entrances to protect against predators – Functional Ecologists

Ground squirrels hibernate to avoid predation, but not at the expense of reproductive opportunities – Functional Ecologists

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