Optimal choice of neighbour: Predator protection among tundra birds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 303-308

  Larsen, Tore ^a,b   Grundetjern, Svein ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ALU   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING BIRD; NEIGHBOUR; PREDATOR; TERRITORIAL DEFENCE; TUNDRA;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

AVES; CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA SKUA; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; LIMOSA LAPPONICA; PLUVIALIS FULVA; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA; RODENTIA; STERCORARIUS; STERCORARIUS SKUA;

EID: 0030725732     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676943     Document Type: Article

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