Effect of density and nearest neighbours on simulated waterfowl nests: Can predators recognize high-density nesting patches?

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-20

  Larivière, Serge ^a,b   Messier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; NEST PREDATION; WATERFOWL;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; CARNIVORA; MEPHITIS;

EID: 0031755319     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546541     Document Type: Article

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