Colony site choice of blue-tailed bee-eaters: Influences of soil, vegetation, and water quality

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 485-493

  Yuan, Hsiao Wei ^a   Brent Burt, D ^b   Wang, Lee Ping ^a   Chang, Wen Lian ^a   Wang, Ming Kuang ^a   Chiou, Chyi Rong ^a   Ding, Tzung Su ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue tailed bee eaters; Breeding ecology; Colonial breeding; Habitat selection

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXCAVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; PREY CAPTURE; SITE SELECTION; SOIL TYPE; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); APOIDEA; MEROPIDAE; MEROPS PHILIPPINUS;

EID: 33745551278     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930600681043     Document Type: Article

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