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Nest-building behavior of Monk Parakeets and insights into potential mechanisms for reducing damage to utility poles
The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) commonly uses utility poles as a substrate for building large, bulky nests. These nests often cause fires and electric power outages, creating public safety risks and increasing liability and maintenance costs for electric companies. Previous research has focu...
Autores principales: | Burgio, Kevin R., Rubega, Margaret A., Sustaita, Diego |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183950/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25289186 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.601 |
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