An experimental test of the concealment hypothesis using American Goldfinch nests

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 403-408

  Peak, Rebecca G ^a,b  

^a Rantoul Township High School   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BREEDING SEASON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARDUELIS; CARDUELIS TRISTIS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 2342578780     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/03-024     Document Type: Article

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