Laying date and clutch size of great tits (Parus major) in the Mediterreanean region: a comparison of four habitat types

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-276

  Beldal, Eduardo J ^a   Barba, Emilio ^a   Gil Delgado, José A ^a   Iglesias, Domingo J ^a   López, Germán M ^b   Monrós, Juan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; GREAT TIT; HOLM OAK; LAYING DATE; ORANGE GROVE; SCOTS PINE;

SPAIN;

CITRUS AURANTIUM; ILEX; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FAGINEA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 0031731974     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01653337     Document Type: Article

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