Great Tits (Parus major) Reduce Caterpillar Damage in Commercial Apple Orchards

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Christel M.M. Mols,

Affiliation Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Heteren, The Netherlands
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Marcel E. Visser

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: m.visser@nioo.knaw.nl

Affiliation Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Heteren, The Netherlands
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About the Authors

Christel M.M. Mols

Affiliation Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Heteren, The Netherlands

Marcel E. Visser

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: m.visser@nioo.knaw.nl

Affiliation Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Heteren, The Netherlands

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Conceived and designed the experiments: MV CM. Performed the experiments: CM. Analyzed the data: MV. Wrote the paper: MV CM.

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