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Do Different Plasticine Eggs In Artificial Ground Nests Influence Nest Survival?

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  • 1. , K , K. & , C , S & and B , P. & Department of Animal Ecology, University of Pécs H-7624 Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6, Hungary; E-mail: purger@gamma.ttk.pte.hu & , K , K.
  • 2. , K , K. & , C , S & and B , P. & Department of Animal Ecology, University of Pécs H-7624 Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6, Hungary; E-mail: purger@gamma.ttk.pte.hu
  • 3. Agroecology, Georg-August University, Grisebachstr. 6, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany & MTA-ELTE-MTM Ecology Research Group,H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány P. s. 1C, Hungary

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Purger, J., Kurucz, K., Csuka, Sz., Batáry, P. (2012): Do Different Plasticine Eggs In Artificial Ground Nests Influence Nest Survival? Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58 (4): 369-378, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5735981

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