Interspecific competition between Blue and Great tits

Thesis

Great tits (Aves: Passeriformes; Parus major) and blue tits (Parus caeruleus) nested in boxes in Wytham Woods near Oxford. The breeding densities of both species were limited by the availability of nest sites. The larger great tits were dominant in obtaining nest boxes. This was most important where breeding sites were scarce. The two species did not maintain interspecific territories or interfere with interspecific nest site spacing beyond the immediate vicinity of the ...

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Authors: Minot, E

• Publication date: 1980
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Subjects: Ecology; Competition (Biology); Wytham Wood (Oxfordshire, England); Blue tit; Resource partitioning (Ecology); Great tit