What Muscardinus avellanarius like but consultants don’t: performance of nest boxes vs. nest tubes for translocations (Rodentia: Gliridae) [Co oblibují plšíci lískoví (Muscardinus avellanarius) avšak konsultanti nikoli: úspěšnost užití hnízdních budek a hnízdních rourek pro přemisťovací projekty (Rodentia: Gliridae)]

Pages	43–48
DOI	10.2478/lynx-2018-0006
Citation	LANZ, Johann D., BRÄSEL, Nicolle, BEER, Sarah, LEONHARDT, Ines, LANG, Johannes a SCHMITTFULL, Daniel. What Muscardinus avellanarius like but consultants don’t: performance of nest boxes vs. nest tubes for translocations (Rodentia: Gliridae) [Co oblibují plšíci lískoví (Muscardinus avellanarius) avšak konsultanti nikoli: úspěšnost užití hnízdních budek a hnízdních rourek pro přemisťovací projekty (Rodentia: Gliridae)]. Lynx, new series. Prague: National Museum, 2018, 49(1), 43–48. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lynx-2018-0006. ISSN 0024-7774 (print), 1804-6460 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/lns/49-1/what-muscardinus-avellanarius-like-but-consultants-dont-performance-of-nest-boxes-vs-nest-tubes-for-translocations-rodentia-gliridae-co-oblibuji-plsici-liskovi-muscardinus-avellanarius-avsak-konsultanti-nikoli-uspesnost-uziti-hnizdnich-budek-a-hnizdnich-rourek-pro-premistovaci-projekty-rodentia-gliridae

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Nest boxes and nest tubes are widely used for surveys, for both research and development purposes, to detect and survey hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius). In order to compare the performance of the two devices for translocations a study was conducted where hazel dormice had the choice between nest boxes and nest tubes. Hazel dormice preferred nest tubes over nest boxes but escaped more often from nest tubes than from nest boxes during checking. We conclude that nest boxes are the better choice for translocations as they offer the better escape ratio over nest tubes.

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