Woodpigeons nesting in association with hobby falcons: Advantages and choice rules

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 125-131

  Bogliani, Giuseppe ^a   Sergio, Fabrizio ^b   Tavecchia, Giacomo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; NEST PREDATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ITALY;

COLUMBA PALUMBUS; CORVUS CORONE CORNIX; FALCO; FALCO SUBBUTEO;

EID: 0033007873     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0959     Document Type: Article

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