How tits avoid flea infestation at nest sites
Open Access
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ringing & Migration
- Vol. 13 (2) , 120-121
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03078698.1992.9674030
Abstract
The presence of simulated/feas around the entrance of a nestbox reduced the frequency of prospecting visits by birds.Keywords
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