Predation of natural and artificial nests in a Southern Pine Forest

Auk

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 739-747

  Buler, Jeffrey J ^a,b   Hamilton, Robert B ^b  

^a Mississippi Museum Natural Science   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; NEST; NEST PREDATION;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

CORVIDAE; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 0033944005     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/117.3.739     Document Type: Article

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