At 08:44 PM 5/31/00 -0700, bruceshillinglaw@netzero.net wrote:
Hi, all!
It seems to me that by nesting in relatively large numbers, especially
in a limited area, dinosaurs (or canada geese) might "flood" that area with
nests/eggs.
Bingo. This is a well established predator avoidance strategy. (Check the
literature on the periodic cicadas, for instance).
It also provides extra eyes and bodies for protecting the nests, making
stealthy predation on eggs or nestlings more difficult.
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