Effects of the risk of competition and predation on large secondary cavity breeders

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 791-795

  Charter, Motti ^a   Izhaki, Ido ^b   Leshem, Yossi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cavity nest sites; Exploitation competition; Interference competition; Nest occupation; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956712487     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0514-z     Document Type: Article

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