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The Effects of Investigator Disturbance on Nesting Birds

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To learn about the behavior and ecology of nesting birds, we often study them when they occupy nesting territories. But by visiting territories or nests, the investigator may to a greater or lesser extent disturb the birds and affect the parameters being studied. Thus, we want to learn about the behavior or performance of birds under natural conditions, but may alter these conditions by our presence in the field. This has been called the “uncertainty principle” in field biology (Lenington, 1979).

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