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. 2015 Oct 6;4:e07770. doi: 10.7554/eLife.07770

Table 2.

Overview and short description of breeding stages and nest stages

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07770.014

Breeding stage Description Nest stage
Unpaired Bird does not show increased prosocial behaviour towards specific individual Pre-nesting
No nest Paired but without nest
Territorial Pair defending nest site without nest material Early nesting
Nest inspection Pair inspecting different nest boxes
Nest building Pair bringing nest material to nest box Later nesting
Laying Pair's female laying eggs
Incubation Pair members incubating