Density, nest site and breeding success of a rural population of the Magpie (Pica pica) in NE Slovenia

Vogelwarte

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-297

  Vogrin, Milan ^a  

^a NONE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Breeding biology; Magpie; Pica pica; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 0032467136     PISSN: 00496650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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