Nest site selection by the endangered black robin increases vulnerability to predation by an invasive bird

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 404-411

  Massaro, M ^a   Stanbury, M ^a   Briskie, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Black robin; European starling; Invasive bird; Nesting habitat choice; Predation

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION RISK; SITE SELECTION; VULNERABILITY;

CHATHAM ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; PETROICA TRAVERSI; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84881024312     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12007     Document Type: Article

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