Seasonal adjustments in nest cup lining in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus

Ardea

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-282

  Mainwaring, Mark C ^a   Hartley, Ian R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectoparasite; Life history; Nest building; Parental investment; Paridae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; ECTOPARASITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LIFE HISTORY; NESTING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRYOPHYTA; CERATOPHYLLUS GALLINAE; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PARIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 56749168864     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.096.0213     Document Type: Article

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