Interspecific and intraspecific spatial separation by birds breeding in nest boxes

Nest boxes can be seen as a conservation tool for improving low-grade nesting habitat but it is unclear how sympatric species using boxes establish a spatial distribution relative to conspecifics and heterospecifics. This study determined the distances between nest boxes occupied by Blue Tits (Cyani...

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Main Authors: Denis C. Deeming, Lucia E. Biddle, Christopher R. du Feu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2017-12-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
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Online Access:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol12/iss2/art1/