Management of fat reserves in tufted titmice Baelophus bicolor in relation to risk of predation

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-54

  Pravosudov, Vladimir V ^a   Grubb, Thomas C ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT RESERVE; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK;

ACCIPITER STRIATUS; BAELOPHUS BICOLOR; ZENAIDA MACROURA;

EID: 0032128294     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0739     Document Type: Article

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