Dark tree cavities - A challenge for hole nesting birds?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 454-460

  Wesolowski, Tomasz ^a   Maziarz, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COLOR; DARK; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NEST SITE; NESTLING; PASSERINE; VISION;

BIALOWIEZA NATIONAL PARK; POLAND;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR; PARUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 84865744507     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05704.x     Document Type: Article

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