Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
An experimental test of information use by North American wood ducks (Aix sponsa): external habitat cues, not social visual cues, influence initial nest-site selection
This study tests whether wood ducks use social or external cues for nest-site selection and finds they rely on habitat characteristics rather than social cues.
DOI 10.1007/s00265-020-02904-2