A high incidence of non-cavity nesting in an introduced population of House Sparrows suggests that the species should not be constrained by cavity-nest site availability
Abstract Background The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) has undergone dramatic population declines in many parts of Europe. It has been widely hypothesised that a lack of cavity nest sites has contributed to this decline. However the idea of the House Sparrow being nest site limited is somewhat in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-11-01
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Series: | Avian Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-017-0087-0 |