Slow explorers take less risk: a problem of sampling bias in ecological studies

Volume: 24, Issue: 5, Pages: 1092 - 1098
Published: Sep 1, 2013
Abstract
Sampling bias is a key issue to consider when designing studies to address biological questions and its importance has been widely discussed in the literature. However, some forms of bias remain underestimated. We investigated the roosting decisions of free-living great tits utilizing nest-boxes in response to the installation of a novel object (a miniature video camera) inside their nest-boxes. We show that birds that score highly on a widely...
Paper Details
Title
Slow explorers take less risk: a problem of sampling bias in ecological studies
Published Date
Sep 1, 2013
Volume
24
Issue
5
Pages
1092 - 1098
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