Oaks (Quercus sp.) and only oaks? Relations between habitat structure and home range size of the middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-235

  Pasinelli, Gilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Piciformes; Space use; Structural cues hypothesis; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOME RANGE; NEST SITE;

SWITZERLAND;

DENDROCOPOS MEDIUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 0034013765     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00137-8     Document Type: Article

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