Small mammals in nests of cavity-nesting birds: Why should ornithologists study rodents?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-293

  Czeszczewik, D ^a   Walankiewicz, W ^a   Stanska M ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NEST BOX; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; ORNITHOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RODENT; SITE SELECTION;

BIALOWIEZA NATIONAL PARK; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; AVES; DRYOMYS NITEDULA; MAMMALIA; MICROCHIROPTERA; MYOXUS GLIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 43549114265     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-139     Document Type: Article

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