Eastern bluebirds Sialia sialis do not avoid nest boxes with chemical cues from two common nest predators

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-131

  Godard, Renee D ^a   Bowers, Bonnie B ^a   Morgan Wilson, C ^a  

^a HOLLINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; NEST BOX; NEST PREDATION; PREDATOR; RODENT; SNAKE; SONGBIRD;

AVES; CERVIDAE; CRICETIDAE; ELAPHE OBSOLETA OBSOLETA; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS; PASSERI; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; SIALIA; SIALIA SIALIS;

EID: 33846062126     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03788.x     Document Type: Article

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