Nest box location determines the exposure of the host to ectoparasites

Nest box supplementation is a widely used technique to aid in the conservation of cavity nesting bird species. However, the criteria to choose the best location for nest boxes has seldom considered the likely exposure of cavity-users to parasites. Birds host an impressive diversity of ectoparasites...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jesús Veiga, Francisco Valera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2020-12-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
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Online Access:https://www.ace-eco.org/vol15/iss2/art11/