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Experimental addition of greenery reduces flea loads in nests of a non-greenery using species, the tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Dave Shutler, Auteur ; Adam A. Campbell, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (38(1) JAN 2007)

Several bird species, including cavity-nesters such as European starlings Sturnus vulgaris, add to their nests green sprigs of plants such as yarrow Achillea millefolium that are rich in volatile compounds. In this field study on another cavity-[...]

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