Responses of wild birds to novel prey: Evidence of dietary conservatism

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-165

  Marples, Nicola M ^a   Roper, Timothy J ^b   Harper, David G C ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; DIET;

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TURDUS;

EID: 0031784032     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546557     Document Type: Article

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