Neststrategie
Neststrategie is a term used in behavioral ecology to describe the suite of strategies animals use to produce, locate, and maintain nests, and to manage parental investment. It covers nest-site selection, nest construction or acquisition, incubation or guarding, and provisioning of offspring, and it can refer to both solitary and communal nesting strategies. The term is applied across taxa, including birds, insects, reptiles, and some mammals and fish.
Nest-site selection involves evaluating predation risk, microclimate, food resources, competition, and social environment. Nests vary in
Evolutionary significance: neststrategie is shaped by trade-offs among energy expenditure, predation, climate, and parental effort. Different
Practical relevance: nest strategies inform conservation and management, such as the provision of artificial nesting sites,