Influence of nesting habitat on breeding Song Thrushes Turdus philomelos

Bird Study

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-229

  Kelleher, Katherine M ^a   O'Halloran, John ^b  

^a Fehily Timoney and Co   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CLUTCH SIZE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SITE SELECTION; SONGBIRD; VEGETATION COVER;

CORK [COUNTY CORK]; COUNTY CORK; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; MUNSTER [IRELAND]; WESTERN EUROPE;

TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 34447513280     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461478     Document Type: Article

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