Does conspecific attraction affect nest choice in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus: Psittacidae: Aves)?

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 583-594

  Baltz, Aliza P ^a,b   Clark, Anne B ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Zoological Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SITE SELECTION;

MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS;

EID: 0032767261     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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