Re-use of old nests versus the construction of new ones in the Magpie Pica pica in the city of Sofia (Bulgaria);Porównanie legów sroki z zeszłoroczynch i z nowych gniazd w Sofii

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

  Antonov, Anton ^a   Atanasova, Dimitrinka ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Breeding success; Magpie; Nest reuse; Pica pica

Indexed keywords

NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION;

BULGARIA; SOFIA;

CORVIDAE; PICA; PICA PICA;

EID: 0042069497     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.038.0104     Document Type: Article

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