Predation risk on incubating adults constrains the choice of thermally favourable nest sites in a plover

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 293-300

  Amat, Juan A ^a   Masero, José A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCUBATION; NEST SITE; PREDATION RISK; SITE SELECTION; TEMPERATURE; WADER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CICONIIFORMES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1442314350     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.06.014     Document Type: Article

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