The food composition of grey partridge chicks Perdix perdix in central Finland

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-34

  Itämies, Juhani ^a   Putaala, Ahti ^a   Pirinen, Maria ^a   Hissa, Raimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICK; DIET;

FINLAND, TYRNAVA;

APHIDOIDEA; ARANEAE; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; CARABIDAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELPHACIDAE; DIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; PERDIX PERDIX; SILPHIDAE;

EID: 0030482199     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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