Effect of habitat type and nest-site characteristics on the breeding performance of Great and Blue Tits (Parus major and P. caeruleus) in a Mediterranean landscape

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 41-51

  Sanz, Juan José ^a,b   García Navas, Vicente ^a,b   Ruiz Peinado, Juan V ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; LAYING DATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 77954267324     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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