Birds prefer to breed in sites with low radioactivity in Chernobyl

Title: Birds prefer to breed in sites with low radioactivity in Chernobyl

Author: Moller, A.P / Mousseau, T.A

Reference: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 274 (1616), p.1443-1448, Jun 2007

doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0005

Keywords: clutch size, dose rate, hatching success, laying date

Abstract: Low-level radioactive contamination may affect choice of breeding site and life-history decisions if (i) radioactivity directly affects body condition or (ii) it affects resource abundance that then secondarily influences reproductive decisions. We tested the effects of radioactive contamination on nest-site choice and reproduction in a community of hole nesting birds by putting up nest boxes in areas differing in levels of background radiation.

URL: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/274/1616/1443.full

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