Protective Cover and the Use of Space by Finches: Is Closer Better?
- 1 October 1987
- Vol. 50 (2) , 225-230
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3566005
Abstract
The use of space by small birds is strongly influenced by dense vegetation which serves as protection from attacking predators. Current evidence suggests that b...This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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