Microhabitat characteristics related to seasonal roost switching: implications from a threatened and introduced cockatoo species in an urban landscape

Abstract Background Communal roosting is a common avian social behaviour, which potentially provides foraging benefits, predation avoidance or thermoregulation in birds. To identify the crucial environmental factors associated with roost site selection, most studies have focused on the comparison of...

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Main Authors: Sifeng Wang, L. M. Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-06-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00270-9