Nest predation research: Recent findings and future perspectives

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages S247-S262

  Ibanez alamo J D ^a,b   Magrath, R D ^c   Oteyza, J C ^d   Chalfoun, A D ^e   Haff, T M ^c   Schmidt, K A ^f   Thomson, R L ^g,h   Martin, T E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Conservation biology; Evolution; Nest predation; Population ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84962072318     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-015-1207-4     Document Type: Review

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