Patterns of nest placement in a population of Marsh Tits Poecile palustris;Nistplatzwahl in einer Population von Sumpfmeisen Poecile palustris

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 735-746

  Broughton, Richard K ^a   Hill, Ross A ^b   Henderson, Lindsay J ^c   Bellamy, Paul E ^d   Hinsley, Shelley A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conspecific attraction; Lidar; Marsh Tit; Nest placement; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DECIDUOUS FOREST; LIDAR; MARSH; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVERSTORY; PASSERINE; REMOTE SENSING; TERRITORIALITY; WOODLAND; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING; SATELLITE DATA; TERRITORY;

ACER; ACER CAMPESTRE; AVES; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; PARUS PALUSTRIS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84865118343     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0790-2     Document Type: Article

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