Reduced nest defence intensity and improved breeding success in terns as responses to removal of non-native American mink

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 454-460

  Nordström, Mikael ^a   Laine, Jarmo ^b   Ahola, Markus ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Bureau of Environment   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Mustela vison; Parental care; Predator removal; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; MUSTELID; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

LARIDAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; PARADISAEA; STERNA; STERNA PARADISAEA;

EID: 1642296710     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0731-z     Document Type: Article

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