Predation on different-sized quail eggs in an artificial-nest study in western Newfoudland

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1170-1173

  Lewis, Keith P ^a   Montevecchi, William A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; EGG PREDATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; NEST PREDATION;

COTURNIX; COTURNIX CHINENSIS; COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; MAMMALIA; PASSERIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE; RIPARIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS; XEXCALFACTORIS; XEXCALFACTORIS CHINENSIS;

EID: 0033305453     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-076     Document Type: Article

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