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A high rate of rodent-mediated predation on artificial nests in hedgerows of an agricultural landscape in southern Chile

Alberto G. Gantza Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, ChileView further author information
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Carlos E. Valdiviab Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, ChileCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 284-288 | Received 21 Sep 2020, Accepted 03 Jun 2021, Published online: 01 Feb 2022
 
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ABSTRACT

We evaluate, experimentally, the relative rate of artificial nest predation in hedgerows in southern Chile. Predation on artificial eggs was extremely high, with rodents being the main nest predators.

Acknowledgements

We thank the anonymous reviewers for their contributions to improve this article. To Soraya S. Sade for improving images, the collaboration of Susan Angus in the translation of the manuscript and Miguel Yañez-Alvarado for the statistical analysis.

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Funding

This study was supported partially by Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biodiversidad and Dirección de Investigación, Universidad de Los Lagos (Proyecto 0502 / 2009).

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