Nest: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Tasmania Afternoons - What nest is that? | May 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B - The evolutionary ecology of nests: a cross-taxon approach. | Apr 02, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - Types of Bird Nests. | Jan 30, 2019 | ||
| Added video. | May 27, 2015 | ||
| Added image of weaver ants constructing a nest. | Apr 19, 2012 | ||
| Photographs depicting the nests of the social weaver (Philetairus socius), the long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus), the American robin (Turdus migratorius), and the Old World harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) added. | Mar 19, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Cornell Lab of Ornithology - The Birdhouse Network. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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