Nest predation in a fragmented Afrotropical forest: Evidence from natural and artificial nests

Biological Conservation

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-196

  Githiru, Mwangi ^a,b,e   Lens, Luc ^c   Cresswell, Will ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Forest fragmentation; Nest predation; Pogonocichla stellata; Robin; Taita Hills; Tropical

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAITA HILLS; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; PASSERI; POGONOCICHLA STELLATA; TURDUS;

EID: 15944424657     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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