Barn swallows prefer to nest at sites hidden from neighboring nests within a loose colony

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-123

  Fujita, Go ^a   Higuchi, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barn swallow; Hirundo rustica; Intraspecific brood parasitism; Loose colony; Nesting on sites hidden from neighbors

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOS; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 34247490598     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-006-0005-0     Document Type: Article

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