Nest habitat selection by the Austral parakeet in north-western Patagonia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 268-278

  Díaz, Soledad ^a   Kitzberger, Thomas ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente Bariloche   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Araucaria araucana; Breeding; Enicognathus ferrugineus; Nest site selection; Nothofagus

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT QUALITY; MICROHABITAT; NEST SITE; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING SUCCESS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA; AVES; ENICOGNATHUS FERRUGINEUS; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84876796007     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02400.x     Document Type: Article

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