The macroecology of passerine nest types, in the light of macroevolution
Jay P. McEntee, Zoe Zelazny, J. Gordon Burleigh
The paper examines nest type prevalence in passerines across latitude and elevation, finding no thermoregulation benefit for cold environments and highlighting predation's role in nest type distribution.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology