Using artificial nests to test importance of nesting material and nest shelter for incubation energetics

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 777-787

  Hilton, Geoff M ^a,b   Hansell, Mike H ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Reid, Jane M ^a,c   Monaghan, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; AVIFAUNA; BIOENERGETICS; INCUBATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242689028     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090314     Document Type: Article

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