The relative importance of habitat structure and of prey characteristics for the foraging success of water pipits (Anthus spinoletta)

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 222-235

  Brodmann, Paul Alexander ^a   Reyer, Heinz Ulrich ^a   Baer, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHUS SPINOLETTA; DIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MUSCIDAE; TIPULIDAE;

FORAGING SUCCESS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREY CAPTURE; SEARCHING BEHAVIOUR; WATER PIPIT;

EID: 0030617061     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00118.x     Document Type: Article

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