Aromatase is another example; in the midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus), aromatase b in the magnocellular preoptic area of the brain showed higher expression in the pre-nesting period when compared to nesting and non-reproductive periods [67].
Nesting females typically demonstrate philopatry to nesting areas, and both males and females can be philopatric to breeding areas adjacent to a nesting beach [16].
Certain birds, after years of misogamy, took to nesting in the new quiet of the Zoo.
It's Tom who's on a dedicated quest to find his soul mate, Summer who prefers sex to nesting.
* Foxholes Heath, Eriswell: privately owned and closed in summer due to nesting stone curlews, but public access rest of year.
"They've made this wholesale transformation to nesting in human habitation," said Robert M. Zink, an ornithologist with the Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota.
These nocturnal birds arrive in the middle of the night to return to nesting burrows in old stone walls on the island.
"Yes, good followup studies would be to add and remove cues to see if you can 'trick' hummingbirds to nesting [near the cues]", said Dr Greeney.
The flycatcher, which as its name suggests used to live in willow trees, has adapted to nesting in the invasive tamarisk.
His name may not be well-known outside the world of design, though his furniture – from sunloungers to nesting tables – has become iconic.
As one of the largest leatherback rookeries in the world – also home to nesting hawksbills, olive ridleys and green turtles – this is a hotspot for emerging hatchlings.
