Artificial nest box use by the North Island saddleback: Effects of nest box design and mite infestations on nest site selection and reproductive success

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Stamp, R K ^a,b   Brunton, D H ^a   Walter, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artificial nest box; Breeding success; Cavity nesting; Conservation; Management technique; Mites; Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater; Saddlebacks

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; CAVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ACARI; CREADION CARUNCULATUS; DERMANYSSIDAE; GALLIFORMES; ORNITHONYSSUS; ORNITHONYSSUS BURSA; PHILESTURNUS;

EID: 0036962402     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9518312     Document Type: Article

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