Nest Crypsis, Reproductive Value of a Clutch and Escape Decisions in Incubating Female Mallards Anas platyrhynchos

Abstract

Nest defense behavior The flushing distance of Mallard were negative inversly corelate with measures of the reproductive value of the current clutch and nest concealment explained a significant portion of the variation in flushing distance among females.

Keywords

• Mallards
• risk-taking
• nest crypsis