Microhabitat structure and avian nest predation risk in an open Argentinean woodland: An experimental study

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 313-320

  Mezquida, Eduardo T ^a,b   Marone, Luis ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentina; Artificial nests; Monte Desert; Nest predation; Nesting microhabitat; Thorns

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MICROHABITAT; NEST PREDATION; WOODLAND;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0036811545     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(02)01160-8     Document Type: Article

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