Geographical location affects size and materials used in the construction of European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nests
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Empty nests in the great tit (Parus major) and the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in a polluted area.
Great tits (Parus major) are sometimes found to incubate in their nests even though the nests contain no eggs. This phenomenon has been observed in different parts of Europe (Sweden, Finland, UK, Netherlands, Germany) and it has become more common during the 1980s. We analysed the occurrence of empty nests in P. major and in pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in SW Finland from 6-year data co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Avian Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2053-7166
DOI: 10.1186/s40657-019-0156-7