Predation on Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus nests: The effect of population density and spatial distribution of nests

Ardea

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-60

  Šálek, Miroslav ^a   Šmilauer, Petr ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggregability; Density dependence; Mayfield method; Nest pattern; Nesting success; Predation risk; Protective umbrella hypothesis; Vanellus vanellus

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; NEST SITE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BOHEMIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 1542379654     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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