Interference from ants alters foraging ecology of great tits

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-29

  Haemig, Paul D ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ants; Birds; Competition; Interference; Parus major

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FORAGING; GREAT TIT; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; WOOD ANT;

FORMICA AQUILONIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PARIDAE; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0029667656     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050213     Document Type: Article

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