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2. Assess the extent to which focal species’ nest 
success, as a function of environmental 
characteristics, corresponds to that of other 
species. 
3. Investigate how characteristics of the envi¬ 
ronment at multiple scales influence nest 
success (Tozer et al. 2010). 
Specifically, future work should compare nest 
success across a range of land-cover types, in 
several landscapes, and characterize nest success 
as a function of local- and landscape features. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
We thank Luis Biancucci, Coleman Kennedy. Elaine 
Franklin. Phil Heavin. Laura Riba Hernandez. Daniel 
Holley. Mike Holley, Maria Maglianesi, Steve Ogle. Mike 
Roberts, and Michelle Rogne for field assistance. We also 
thank Addison Fischer, Fernando Castaneda, and personnel 
at Rio Negro for allowing access to land and logistical 
suppon. Two reviewers provided helpful comments on Lite 
manuscript. Michigan State University and NASA's 
Interdisciplinary Science Program provided funding. 
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