A test of the edge effect on predation of natural and artificial bird nests in the Cerrado;Teste do efeito de borda na predação de ninhos naturais e artificiais no cerrado

Zoologia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-250

  França, Letice C ^a   Marini, Miguel A ^b  

^a Rua Professor Arimátea Cisne 412 B ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Nest predation; Plasticine eggs; Predators

Indexed keywords

AVES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CORVIDAE; COTURNIX JAPONICA; CYANOCORAX CRISTATELLUS; ELAENIA CHIRIQUENSIS; PHASIANIDAE; TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 72249101340     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702009000200006     Document Type: Article

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