Nestling provisioning in water pipits (Anthus spinoletta): Do parents go for specific nutrients or profitable prey?

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 506-514

  Brodmann, Paul A ^a   Reyer, Heinz Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Energy content; Foraging; Nutrients; Water pipit

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROVISIONING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE;

ANTHUS SPINOLETTA;

EID: 0032847910     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050884     Document Type: Article

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