Apparent lack of impact of Sparrowhawks on the breeding densities of some woodland songbirds

Bird Study

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-135

  Newton, Ian ^a   Dale, Lois ^a   Rothery, Peter ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accipiter; Erithacus; Fringilla; Parus; Phylloscopus; Quercus; Sitta; Sturnus; Sylvia; Troglodytes; Turdus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING DENSITY; PREDATION; SONGBIRD; SPARROWHAWK;

BOOKHAM COMMON; ENGLAND; SURREY; UK;

ACCIPITER NISUS; PASSERI; STURNUS VULGARIS; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 0030849835     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461048     Document Type: Article

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