Age and arrival date of Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis males do not influence quality of natural cavities used

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-106

  Mitrus, Cezary ^a   Walankiewicz, Wiesław ^a   Czeszczewik, Dorota ^a   Jabłoński, Piotr M ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cavity nesting birds; Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis; Nest cavity; Nest competition

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0030319053     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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