What makes a house a home? Nest box use by West European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) is influenced by nest box placement, resource provisioning and site-based factors

Artificial refuges provided by householders and/or conservation practitioners potentially represent one mechanism for mitigating declines in the availability of natural nest sites used for resting, breeding and hibernating in urban areas. The effectiveness of such refuges for different species is, h...

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Main Authors: Abigail Gazzard, Philip J. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13662.pdf