How well do artificial nests estimate success of real nests

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 357-364

  Wilson, Gina R ^a   Brittingham, Margaret C ^a   Goodrich, Laurie J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nest; Cowbird parasitism; Hylocichla mustelina; Nest predation; Wood Thrush

Indexed keywords

HYLOCHICHLA MUSTELINA; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0031972296     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370277     Document Type: Article

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