The Pied and the Collared Flycatcher do not compete for microhabitats in the Białowieża Forest

Dorota Czeszczewik; Ireneusz Ruczyński; Katarzyna Zięba-Schraven; Jolanta Wiśniewska; Wiesław Walankiewicz

doi:10.26496/bjz.2012.155

Authors

Dorota Czeszczewik Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
Ireneusz Ruczyński Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Waszkiewicza 1c, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland
Katarzyna Zięba-Schraven Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
Jolanta Wiśniewska Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
Wiesław Walankiewicz Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2012.155

Keywords:

primeval forest, Białowieża National Park, microhabitat use, deciduous stands, Pied Flycatcher, Collared Flycatcher

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