Effects of nest-box density on the behavior of tree swallows during nest building
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Published source details
Male S., Jones J. & Robertson R. (2006) Effects of nest-box density on the behavior of tree swallows during nest building. Journal of Field Ornithology, 77, 61-66.
Published source details Male S., Jones J. & Robertson R. (2006) Effects of nest-box density on the behavior of tree swallows during nest building. Journal of Field Ornithology, 77, 61-66.
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A study in summer 2001 in a hayfield in southeast Ontario, Canada (Male et al. 2006), found there were no differences in tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor nest-building behaviour or reproductive success between areas with a high density of nest boxes (boxes 20 m apart, average of 5.6 eggs/clutch and 3.4 chicks fledged/nest) or a low density (boxes 28 m apart, average of 5.3 eggs/clutch and 3.7 chicks fledged/nest). A total of 52 nest boxes were erected in a grid, 1.5 m above ground on metal poles, although only 22 were used for analysis.
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