ASSESSMENT OF CONDITION AND AVAILABILITY OF ACTIVE RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER CAVITIES

Authors
ROSSELL CR GORSIRA B
Citation
Cr. Rossell et B. Gorsira, ASSESSMENT OF CONDITION AND AVAILABILITY OF ACTIVE RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER CAVITIES, Wildlife Society bulletin, 24(1), 1996, pp. 21-24
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology,Zoology
Journal title
Wildlife Society bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
00917648
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
21 - 24
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-7648(1996)24:1<21:AOCAAO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We examined the condition and general characteristics of active red-co ckaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) cavities in relation to species use. Results indicated that red-cockaded woodpeckers and southern flyi ng squirrels (Glaucomys volans selected different types of cavities (P < 0.001). Red-cockaded woodpeckers nested exclusively in cavities wit h normal entrances and chambers, whereas flying squirrels selected cav ities with enlarged chambers (P < 0.001), regardless of entrance size (P = 0.086).