Nesting habits and reproductive success of the laughing dove streptopelia senegalensis in the oases of Southern Tunisia;Nidification et succès reproducteur de la tourterelle maillée streptopelia senegalensis dans une oasis du sud tunisien

Alauda

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-192

  Boukhrlss, Jihen ^a   Selmi, Slaheddine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Nesting; Oases; Reproductive success; Streptopelia senegalensis; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

AVES; FELIS CATUS; LYTHRACEAE; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SERPENTES; STREPTOPELIA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 70349664124     PISSN: 00024619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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