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Urban areas turn natural landscapes into challenging habitats for many species, by eliminating and/or replacing native resources, such as natural cavities for hollow-nesting species. This article describes a refrigeration system as an unusual nesting site for the Peach-fronted parakeet, Eupsittula a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/45471 |
| Summary: | Urban areas turn natural landscapes into challenging habitats for many species, by eliminating and/or replacing native resources, such as natural cavities for hollow-nesting species. This article describes a refrigeration system as an unusual nesting site for the Peach-fronted parakeet, Eupsittula aurea, in the Central-West of Brazil. Although nesting has not came into effect, site selection may reflect environmental changes occurring in the Cerrado. |
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| ISSN: | 0103-1643 2175-7925 |