Fearing the feline: domestic cats reduce avian fecundity through trait-mediated indirect effects that increase nest predation by other species

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Habitat urbanization and its effects on birds (2015, background): “Beside depredation, the sublethal effects of cats to birds were also gained empirical support recently, as in their current study Bonnington et al. (2013) showed that the mere presence of cats around nests resulted in reduced parental provisioning rates and increased chance of nest predation – the…”
Nest predation research: recent findings and future perspectives (2015, background): “Mobbing calls by parents at or near nests can also attract predators (Krama and Krams 2005; Krams et al. 2007; Bonnington et al. 2013), and indeed all acoustic communication by birds near the nest may be risky (Haff et al.”
Population impacts of free‐ranging domestic cats on mainland vertebrates (2017, background): “In the UK, the presence of a “cat model” (taxidermy mount of an adult cat) increased common blackbird alarm calling and aggression, reduced nestling provisioning, and elevated nest predation by other predators (Bonnington et al. 2013) (Figure 3b).”
The breeding performance of raptors in urban landscapes: a review and meta-analysis (2017, background): “The introduction of non-native predators (Bonnington et al. 2013; Loss et al. 2013), collisions with buildings and vehicles (Erritzoe et al. 2003; Bishop and Brogan 2013), and pollution (Fuller et al. 2007; Kempenaers et al. 2010; Isaksson 2015) have also been shown to have negative effects on the…”