Anti-predator adaptations in nesting Marsh Tits Parus palustris: The role of nest-site security

Ibis

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 593-601

  Wesolowski, Tomasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE;

POLAND;

AVES; PARUS; PARUS PALUSTRIS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0036788649     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2002.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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