Nest site choice in relation to the presence of old nests and cavity depth in the starling sturnus vulgaris

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-281

  Mazgajski, Tomasz D ^a  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hole nesting birds; Nest site selection; Old nests; Starling; Sturnus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; SITE SELECTION;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0142185159     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522672     Document Type: Article

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