The different roles of the roof density and nest size in the Iberian magpie nest

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-45

  Quesada, Javier ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Magpie nest; Nest volume; Predation risk; Roof density

Indexed keywords

CORVIDAE;

EID: 34248226346     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-007-0027-9     Document Type: Article

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