The dynamics of parental care in choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-305

  Laiolo, Paola ^a,c   Bignal, Eric M ^b   Patterson, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Bruilladdich   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CHOUGH; FEEDING RATE; PARENTAL CARE;

PASSERIFORMES; PYRRHOCORAX PYRRHOCORAX;

EID: 0031754764     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01653340     Document Type: Article

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