Factors influencing nest spacing of a secondary cavity-nesting parrot: Habitat heterogeneity and proximity of conspecifics

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-313

  Salinas Melgoza, Alejandro ^a   Salinas Melgoza, Vicente ^b   Rentos, Katherine ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Morelia   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amazona finschi; Cavity reuse; Chamela Cuixmala; Nest spacing; Psittacidae; Semi deciduous forest; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

AMAZONA FINSCHI; AVES; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 67650309045     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.090017     Document Type: Article

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