Double brooding and polygyny in Sedge Warblers Acrocephalus schoenobaenus breeding in north-west England

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 356-363

  Alker, P J ^a   Redfern, C P F ^b  

^a Westfield House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Westfield House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALUS SCHOENOBAENUS;

DOUBLE BROODING; POLYGYNY; SEDGE WARBLER;

UK, ENGLAND, GREATER MANCHESTER, PENNINGTON FLASH;

EID: 0030301248     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461029     Document Type: Article

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