Density dependence of clutch size: Habitat heterogeneity individual adjustment?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 659-666

  Both, Christiaan ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Density dependence; Habitat heterogeneity; Individual adjustment; Parus major

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; PASSERINE;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0031826966     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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