What do artificial nests tells us about nest predation?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-329

  Zanette, Liana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Daily survival rates; Eastern yellow robins; Eopsaltria australis; Fragmentation; Natural nests; Nest predation; Plasticine eggs

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; NEST PREDATION;

AVES; EOPSALTRIA AUSTRALIS; TURDUS;

EID: 0036147711     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00143-4     Document Type: Article

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