The impact of researcher disturbance on nest predation rates: A meta-analysis

Ibis

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Ibáñez Álamo, Juan D ^a,b   Sanllorente, Olivia ^a   Soler, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Human perturbation; Investigator activities; Observer effect

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; META-ANALYSIS; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

AVES;

EID: 83755218961     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01186.x     Document Type: Article

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