The risk of parasitism in relation to the distance from reed warbler nests to cuckoo perches

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-153

  Oien I J ^a   Honza, M ^a,b   Moksnes, A ^a   Roskaft E ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus scirpaceus; Cuculus canorus; Neighbour distance; Nest site selection; Parasitic rate; View from trees

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; CUCKOO; PARASITISM RISK; REED WARBLER;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; CUCULUS CANORUS;

EID: 0029666955     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5717     Document Type: Article

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