Clutch size and breeding performance of Marsh Tits Parus palustris in relation to hole size in a primeval forest;Wielkość zniesienia i udatność lȩgów sikor ubogich w zalėzności od rozmiarów dziupli w lesie pierwotnym

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Wesołowski, Tomasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bia owieza National Park; Marsh Tit; Nest success; Parus palustris; Tree holes

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT SELECTION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TREEHOLE;

BIALOWIEZA NATIONAL PARK; POLAND;

AVES; PARUS; PARUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0042069494     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.038.0102     Document Type: Article

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