Nest size influences nest predation risk in two coexisting Acrocephalus warblers

Ardea

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-91

  López Iborra, Germán M ^a   Pinheiro, Renato T ^a   Sancho, Carlos ^a   Martínez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus; Experimental nests; Habitat selection; Nest predation; Nest size; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; NEST STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK;

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; AVES; PHASIANIDAE; PHRAGMITES; RODENTIA;

EID: 13644251705     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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