Cold weather events provoke egg ejection behaviour in open‐nesting passerinesстатья
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Аннотация:We analyzed 25 conspecific egg ejection events from a large sample of nests (n = 762) of three passerine species. Most events in two species could not be explained through intraspecific brood parasitism or nest sanitation behaviour. At least some of these cases were behavioural responses to unfavourable weather conditions in the spring of 2017. We conclude that clutch size adjustment through egg ejection could be more widespread among passerines than previously thought.