Nest predation and avian life-history evolution in Europe versus North America: A possible role of humans?

American Naturalist

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1028-1046

  Martin, Thomas E ^a   Clobert, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; NEST PREDATION;

EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0029661718     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285891     Document Type: Article

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