Nest predators of woodland open-nesting songbirds in central Europe

Ibis

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 352-360

  Weidinger, Karel ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Nest defence; Nest predation; Nest success; Passerines; Video

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST GUARDING; NEST PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; RODENT; SHRUB; SONGBIRD; WOODLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

BUTEO BUTEO; CORVIDA; CORVIDAE; CORVUS CORONE CORNIX; DENDROCOPOS MAJOR; EMBERIZA CITRINELLA; FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA COELEBS; GARRULUS GLANDARIUS; MAMMALIA; MARTES MARTES; MUS; PASSERI; PICIDAE; RAPTORES; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 63049105195     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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