An alternative approach to the measurement of seasonal trends in bird breeding success: A case study of the bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 698-707

  Newton, I ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Breeding success; Bullfinch; Moult; Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PYRRHULA PYRRHULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032799837     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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