Habitat selection as an antipredator behaviour in a multi-predator landscape: All enemies are not equal

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-333

  Morosinotto, Chiara ^a   Thomson, Robert L ^a   Korpimäki, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Breeding habitat choice; Inter specific information; Nest building; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CLUTCH SIZE; HABITAT SELECTION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MIGRATION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; TERRITORY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; NESTING; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SONGBIRD; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS; STRIGIFORMES; TIME FACTORS;

AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; ANIMALIA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; GLAUCIDIUM (AVES); GLAUCIDIUM PASSERINUM; PASSERI; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 77953239846     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01638.x     Document Type: Article

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