Disclosing the determinants, drivers and predictors of bird depredation on date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) production

Bird intake and damage to fruits of Phoenix dactylifera is a common problem in date palm cultivation regions. Though plant vegetative characteristics and fruit nutritional values influence frugivory behavior in passerines, there is little knowledge about these parameters for sparrows feeding on date...

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Main Authors: Hafsa Benras, Omar Guezoul, Souad Neffar, Haroun Chenchouni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658077X22001096