Nest predation and numbers of golden plovers pluvialis apricaria and other moorland waders

Bird Study

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 223-231

  Parr, R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRION CROW; COMMON GULL; FOX; GOLDEN PLOVER; MOORLAND; NEST PREDATION; POPULATION DECLINE; WADER;

UK, SCOTLAND, GRAMPIAN, KERLOCH;

CANIDAE; CICONIIFORMES; CORVIDAE; CORVUS CORONE; LARUS CANUS; PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS APRICARIA; SCOLOPACIDAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0027332602     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659309477187     Document Type: Article

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