Influence of nest-site vegetation and community on the success of artificial songbird nests

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1676-1681

  Rangen, Sheila A ^a   Clark, Robert G ^a,b   Hobson, Keith A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; VEGETATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 0033306419     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-141     Document Type: Article

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