Nest predation, temporal and spatial breeding strategy in the Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator in Mediterranean France

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-87

  Bechet, Arnaud ^a   Isenmann, Paul ^a   Gaudin, Rodolphe ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial nest; Breeding success; Lanius senator; Nest predation; Nest site

Indexed keywords

LANIUS SENATOR;

EID: 0031954645     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80011-8     Document Type: Article

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