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. 2011 Jun 27;108(28):11488–11493. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1104955108

Table 2.

Comparison of daily survival rate (±1 SE) of four common nest types and combined open and enclosed nest types across all study sites, breeding seasons, and 17 understory bird species

Nest type Species (n) Nests (n) Daily survival rate Open/enclosed nest type daily survival rate
Plate 2 69 0.826 ± 0.020 0.925 ± 0.003
Cup 12 832 0.929 ± 0.003
Dome 2 341 0.936 ± 0.004 0.938 ± 0.004
Pouch 1 57 0.947 ± 0.008

Calculated daily survival rate of nest types assumed constant survival (S).