Calcium availability limits breeding success of passerines on poor soils

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 279-288

  Graveland, J ^a,c   Drent, R H ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

eggshell; food availability; limiting nutrients; Parus major L.; reproduction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EGGSHELL; GREAT TIT;

NETHERLANDS;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0030618139     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/6028     Document Type: Article

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