Spatial variation in nest-site selection by a secondary cavity-nesting bird in a human-altered landscape

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 615-626

  Cornelius, Cintia ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Fundacion Senda Darwin   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aphrastura spinicauda; Cavity nester; Chile; Forest fragmentation; Human modified landscapes; Nest site selection; South temperate rainforest

Indexed keywords

APHRASTURA SPINICAUDA; AVES; FURNARIIDAE;

EID: 67649330892     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8608     Document Type: Article

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