Ants and Paridae share nesting boxes in continental Mediterranean habitat

Title:

Ants and Paridae share nesting boxes in continental Mediterranean habitat

Creator:

Lambrechts, Marcel M. and Schatz, Bertrand

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:577bf534-302e-4c8f-b74f-5b71887a1115
uuid:577bf534-302e-4c8f-b74f-5b71887a1115

Subject:

Parus major, Cyanistes caeruleus, Crematogaster scutellaris, and ant-bird interactions

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Different species visit or exploit cavities for survival or reproduction, including human-made boxes. Ants and Paridae from mainland southern France share artificial boxes at different life-history stages. Colonies of the ant Crematogaster scutellaris occasionally prevent Paridae from roosting or breeding in boxes and therefore might influence nest-site selection in avian cavity-nesters. Factors that influence coexistence or avoidance in bird-ant interactions in the Mediterranean region are discussed.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Source:

Folia zoologica | 2014 Volume:63 | Number:2

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

false