The implications of nest site competition from starlings Sturnus vulgaris and the effect of spring temperatures on the timing and breeding performance of great spotted woodpeckers Dendrocopos major in southern England

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-185

  Smith, Ken W ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

DENDROCOPOS MAJOR; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33646674081     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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