Use by tits of nest boxes of different designs in pinewoods

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-141

  Summers, R W ^a   Taylor, W G ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parus

Indexed keywords

BOX DESIGN; NEST BOX; PINEWOOD; TIT;

UK, SCOTLAND;

PARUS ATER; PARUS CAERULEUS; PARUS CRISTATUS; PARUS MAJOR; PINACEAE; PINUS;

EID: 0030302835     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461006     Document Type: Article

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