Artificial nest predation in natural and perturbed habitats of the central Monte Desert, Argentina

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 364-371

  Mezquida, Eduarde T ^a,c   Quse, Ligia ^a,d   Marone, Luis ^a,b  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b Ctr Adv Studs Ecol and Biodiv   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d Paso de Uspallata 2070 ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Contrasting habitats; Disturbance; Grazing; Monte Desert; Nest predation risk; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

AVES; BOS TAURUS; GALLIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 9744282027     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.4.364     Document Type: Article

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