Predators and nest success of Sky Larks Alauda arvensis in large arable fields in the Czech Republic

Bird Study

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-530

  Praus, Libor ^a   Weidinger, Karel ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; MAMMAL; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; VIDEOGRAPHY;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

ALAUDA ARVENSIS; ALAUDIDAE; AVES; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CIRCUS AERUGINOSUS; CIRCUS PYGARGUS; CORVUS CORONE CORNIX; CORVUS MONEDULA; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS SP.; MAMMALIA; MARTES FOINA; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; VULPES; VULPES VULPES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649804081     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.506208     Document Type: Article

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