The incidence of nocturnal song by male Corncrakes Crex crex is reduced during pairing

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 214-219

  Tyler, G A ^a   Green, R E ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crex

Indexed keywords

CORNCRAKE; MATE ATTRACTION; NOCTURNAL SONG; POPULATION SIZE;

CREX CREX;

EID: 0030302825     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461013     Document Type: Article

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