Nest-site selection by crossbills Loxia spp. in ancient native pinewoods at Abernethy Forest, Strathspey, Highland

Bird Study

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 258-262

  Summers, Ron W ^a   Humphreys, Elizabeth ^a   Newell, Mark ^a   Donald, Chris ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST SITE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PREDATION RISK; SHELTER; SITE SELECTION; STAND STRUCTURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; LOXIA; MUSTELINAE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 0036845218     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650209461273     Document Type: Article

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