Correlates of creeping speed variability in two species of Treecreepers

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 174-177

  Osiejuk, Tomasz S ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Certhia brachydactyla; Certhia familiaris; Foraging behavior; Optimal foraging hypotheses; Treecreepers

Indexed keywords

CERTHIA BRACHYDACTYLA; CERTHIA FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0031882657     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369913     Document Type: Article

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