Concepedia

Aromatic plants in nests of blue tits: positive effects on nestlings

Adèle Mennerat, Philippe Perret, Patrice Bourgault, Jacques Blondel, Olivier Giménez, D. W. Thomas, Philipp Heeb, Marcel M. Lambrechts

Animal Behaviour · 2009 · 93 citations · 45 references

DOI

Concepts

References

45

Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology

Ben C. Sheldon, Simon Verhulst · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1996 · 2.6K citations

, , +16

Use of nest material as insecticidal and anti-pathogenic agents by the European Starling

L. Clark, J. Russell Mason · Oecologia · 1985 · 305 citations

, , +16

Trade-off between immunocompetence and growth in magpies: an experimental study

Juan José Soler, Liesbeth De Neve, Tomás Pérez‐Contreras et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2003 · 257 citations · Full text

, , +14

The Use of Green Plant Material in Bird Nests to Avoid Ectoparasites

Peter Wimberger · The Auk · 1984 · 226 citations

, , +11

Blue tits use selected plants and olfaction to maintain an aromatic environment for nestlings

Cécile Petit, Martine Hossaert‐McKey, Philippe Perret et al. · Ecology Letters · 2002 · 226 citations

, , +16