Experimental evidence for nest-site competition between invasive ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) and native nuthatches (Sitta europaea)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1588-1594

  Strubbe, Diederik ^a   Matthysen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Cavity nesters; Competition; Exotic species; Hole nesters

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIRD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NEST SITE; NICHE OVERLAP; SITE SELECTION; SONGBIRD; SPACE USE;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BRUSSELS; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACULA KRAMERI; SITTA EUROPAEA; SITTIDAE;

EID: 67349267783     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.02.026     Document Type: Article

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