WHY DO FEMALE BLUE TITS (PARUS-CAERULEUS) BRING FRESH PLANTS TO THEIRNESTS

Authors
BANBURA J BLONDEL J DEWILDELAMBRECHTS H PERRET P
Citation
J. Banbura et al., WHY DO FEMALE BLUE TITS (PARUS-CAERULEUS) BRING FRESH PLANTS TO THEIRNESTS, Journal fur Ornithologie, 136(2), 1995, pp. 217-221
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Ornithology
Journal title
Journal fur Ornithologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218375
Volume
136
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
217 - 221
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8375(1995)136:2<217:WDFBT(>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Females of the Blue Tit were observed to bring plant materials to thei r nests on Corsica. The timing of the visits with green moss and leave s, late evening, suggests that their most probable function is the ins ulation of the nest. Another likely function is the protection against parasites and pathogens.