Nestbox orientation: A species-specific influence on occupation and breeding success in woodland passerines

Bird Study

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-232

  Goodenough, Anne E ^a   Maitland, David P ^a   Hart, Adam G ^a   Elliot, Simon L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATION; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOODLAND;

CYANISTES CAERULEUS; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 47249113420     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461526     Document Type: Article

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