Green nesting material has a function in mate attraction in the European starling

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Animal Behaviour

• Publication date

  2004-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ANBEHAV.2003.07.005
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