Nesting of European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) in Central Europe depends on the soil characteristics of nest sites

Biologia - Section Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Heneberg, Petr ^a   Šimeček, Karel ^a  

^a NONE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

European bee eater; Microhabitat nest site selection; Sand martin; Soil panalysis; Southern Moravia

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; AVES; CORACIIFORMES; MEROPS; MEROPS APIASTER;

EID: 2442490915     PISSN: 13356380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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