"Nesting Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Animal behavior associated with the nest; includes construction, effects of size and material; behavior of the adult during the nesting period and the effect of the nest on the behavior of the young.
| Descriptor ID |
D009425
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.252.478
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| Concept/Terms |
Nesting Behavior- Nesting Behavior
- Behavior, Nesting
- Behaviors, Nesting
- Nesting Behaviors
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nesting Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Ausprey IJ, Hanley D, Hauber ME, Hiers T, McEntee JP. Correlated evolution between nest architecture and the visual system of Passerine birds. Evolution. 2025 Sep 12; 79(8):1490-1502.
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Hanley D, Hauber ME, Holford M, Moya C, Spottiswoode CN, Dixit T. Pigment concentrations only partially predict avian eggshell colour mimicry in a polymorphic host-brood parasite system. Biol Lett. 2025 Jun; 21(6):20250112.
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Lipshutz SE, Hibbins MS, Bentz AB, Buechlein AM, Empson TA, George EM, Hauber ME, Rusch DB, Schelsky WM, Thomas QK, Torneo SJ, Turner AM, Wolf SE, Woodruff MJ, Hahn MW, Rosvall KA. Repeated behavioural evolution is associated with convergence of gene expression in cavity-nesting songbirds. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 May; 9(5):845-856.
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Goodson DJ, Hanley D, Hoover JP, Turner AM, van Riper CJ, Hauber ME. Decoding the dilemma: Exploring the rules and cues of egg rejection in the American robin (Turdus migratorius) through conjoint experimentation. J Comp Psychol. 2025 Nov; 139(4):315-324.
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Fernandez-Duque F, Stanback M, Lawson SL, Hauber ME. Egg shape and color mediate acceptance thresholds in diverse avian host species with different rates of antiparasitic egg rejection. J Exp Biol. 2025 02 01; 228(3).
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McClelland SC, Lund J, Dixit T, Hamama S, McClean LA, Spottiswoode CN, White CR, Louder MIM, Hauber ME, Honza M, Portugal SJ. Highly virulent avian brood-parasitic species show elevated embryonic metabolic rates at specific incubation stages compared to less virulent and non-parasitic species. Biol Lett. 2024 Sep; 20(9):20240411.
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Rudzki EN, Antonson ND, Jones TM, Schelsky WM, Trevelline BK, Hauber ME, Kohl KD. Host avian species and environmental conditions influence the microbial ecology of brood parasitic brown-headed cowbird nestlings: What rules the roost? Mol Ecol. 2024 Mar; 33(6):e17289.
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Hauber ME, Nagy J, Sheard C, Antonson ND, Street SE, Healy SD, Lala KN, Mainwaring MC. Nest architecture influences host use by avian brood parasites and is shaped by coevolutionary dynamics. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Jan 10; 291(2014):20231734.
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Mainwaring MC, Medina I, Tobalske BW, Hartley IR, Varricchio DJ, Hauber ME. The evolution of nest site use and nest architecture in modern birds and their ancestors. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 08 28; 378(1884):20220143.
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Mainwaring MC, Stoddard MC, Barber I, Deeming DC, Hauber ME. The evolutionary ecology of nests: a cross-taxon approach. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 08 28; 378(1884):20220136.