Comparative nesting and feeding ecology of skylarks Alauda arvensis on arable farmland in southern England with special reference to set-aside

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-147

  Poulsen, John Grynderup ^a   Sotherton, Nick W ^a   Aebischer, Nicholas J ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cereals; Clutch size; Fledging success; Nestling diet; Territory density

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FIELD; FEEDING ECOLOGY; NESTING SUCCESS; SET-ASIDE;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0031980447     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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