Predation on artificial bird nests along an urban gradient: Predatory risk or relaxation in urban environments?

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 532-541

  Gering, J C ^a   Blair, Robert B ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; NEST PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBANIZATION;

AVES; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032847598     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb00542.x     Document Type: Article

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