Research Article

Breeding Biology, Chronology, and Reproductive Success of the European Serin (Serinus serinus) at Moulouya High Plain (Morocco)

Table 5

Failure factors reducing the breeding success (success of chicks = emancipation of chicks, success of eggs = hatching of chicks, success of nests = occupied by the breeders) of the European serin.

EstimateStandard errorWald test

Nest constructionIntercept−0.0750.3342.2530.007
Predation−0.2360.0396.4520.032
Desertion−1.0430.0579.7650.004
Destruction−0.0610.0226.4520.047
Unhatched−0.0210.0280.2430.653
Scale1.0000.013

Hatching of eggsIntercept−1.1640.4323.3210.034
Predation−1.5220.02710.6340.001
Desertion0.0370.0426.8760.030
Destruction−0.0110.0120.7350.621
Unhatched−1.8320.03710.5360.001
Scale1.0000.043

Emancipation of chicksIntercept−1.2320.1542.1360.034
Predation−2.4170.0149.3420.022
Desertion−0.0520.0410.1520.714
Died−1.0620.00310.0160.026
Scale1.0000.043