Nest site selection and nesting success of five species of passerines in a South American open Prosopis woodland

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-22

  Mezquida, Eduardo T ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Arid areas; Habitat selection; Monte Desert; Nest predation

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; WOODLAND;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT; NACUNAN RESERVE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ATAMISQUEA EMARGINATA; ATRIPLEX LAMPA; AVES; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS ATAMISQUEA; GEOFFROEA DECORTICANS; POOSPIZA; POOSPIZA ORNATA; POOSPIZA TORQUATA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS TORQUATA; SALTATRICULA MULTICOLOR; SERPOPHAGA; SERPOPHAGA GRISEICEPS;

EID: 2142654585     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-003-0002-9     Document Type: Article

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