An experimental approach to understanding the use of mistletoe as a nest substrate for birds: Nest predation

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Cooney, Stuart J N ^a,b   Watson, David M ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERB; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NEST STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; MELIPHAGIDAE; PHASIANIDAE; PHILEMON CORNICULATUS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 40849100219     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06144     Document Type: Article

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