Predation risk and the cost of being fat

Nature

Volumn 377, Issue 6550, 1995, Pages 621-623

  Gosler, Andrew G ^a   Greenwood, Jeremy J D ^b   Perrins, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALMAGATE;

FAT RESERVE; GREAT TIT; PREDATION RISK; SPARROWHAWK;

BIRD; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; FEEDING; FOOD; INSURANCE; POPULATION; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER; ARTICLE; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

UK, ENGLAND, OXFORDSHIRE, WYTHAM WOODS;

ACCIPITER NISUS; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0028972165     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/377621a0     Document Type: Article

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