Knowledge gained from video-monitoring grassland passerine nests
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Abstract
In the mid-1990s, researchers began using miniature cameras to videotape activities at cryptic passerine nests in grasslands.In subsequent years, use of these video surveillance systems spread dramatically, leading to major strides in our knowledge of nest predation and nesting ecology of many species.Studies using video nest surveillance have helped overturn or substantiate many long-standing assumptions and have provided insights on a wide range of topics.Using examples from grasslands, we highlight the accumulated knowledge about activities at nests documented with video; we also discuss implications of this knowledge for our understanding of avian ecology.Like all tools, video nest surveillance has potential limitations, and users must take precautions to minimize possible sources of bias in data collection and interpretation.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Knowledge gained from video-monitoring grassland passerine nests |
| Chapter | 1 |
| ISBN | 9780520273139 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Publisher location | Berkley, CA |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 22 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 22 |
| Country | UNITED STATES |
| State | Minnesota, North Dakota |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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