The demography and age-specific annual survival of song thrushes during periods of population stability and decline

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 414-424

  Thomson, David L ^a   Baillie, Stephen R ^a   Peach, Will J ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age class; first year survival; mortality rates; ringing recoveries; weather

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION CHANGE; SONG THRUSH; SURVIVAL;

UK;

TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 0030619977     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5986     Document Type: Article

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