Martyn J. Stenning

TL;DR: The types of descriptive data that should be included in the methods sections of relevant manuscripts are listed to improve the reliability and usefulness of research based on long-term studies of any secondary hole-nesting species using artificial nestboxes for breeding or roosting.

TL;DR: Hatching asynchrony (extended hatching period) is apparently ubiquitous among altricial birds, and may represent a striking example of adaptive family planning, but research has focused on evaluating various benefits to resulting partial brood loss.

TL;DR: In this paper, the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nesting in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire has been studied and the authors present and analyse reproductive success data.

TL;DR: Etude menee de 1948 a 1964 dans la foret de Dean, Gloucestershire sur la dispersion des sites de reproduction selon les annees et, pour une meme saison, selon the individus as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that bird species have a general reaction norm reflecting the relationship between nest size and clutch size and suggest that scientists may influence the clutch size decisions of hole-nesting birds through the provisioning of nest boxes of varying sizes.