Breeding biology of the Woodcock Scolopax rusticola in Britain

Bird Study

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-204

  Hoodless, Andrew N ^a   Coulson, John C ^b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apodemus; Corvus; Garrulus; Scolopax; Vulpe Strix

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MORTALITY RATE; NESTING BEHAVIOUR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

UK;

SCOLOPAX RUSTICOLA;

EID: 0031870812     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659809461091     Document Type: Article

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