Plaza, Mireia
Cantarero, Alejandro
Cuervo, José Javier
Moreno, Juan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (CGL2013-48193-C3-3-P)
Article History
Received: 19 October 2017
Revised: 5 December 2017
Accepted: 7 December 2017
First Online: 30 January 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: MP has received research FPI grant from Ministerio de Economia y competitividad. AC, JJC, and JM declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Permissions for handling birds were provided by “Consejería de Medio Ambiente de Castilla y León” (regional government with attributions on capture of wild birds). J. Donés, director of “Centro Montes de Valsaín” allowed us to work in the study area. The study was ethically approved by the Ethical Committee of “Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas” (CSIC) and by the regional administration competent in matters related to animal protection in research according to Royal Decree 53/2013 (Dirección General de Producción Agropecuaria y Desarrollo Rural, Junta de Castilla y León).