Influence of woodland area on breeding success in Great Tits Parus major and Blue Tits parus caeruleus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-281

  Hinsley, Shelley A ^a   Rothery, Peter ^a   Bellamy, Paul E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; PARUS CAERULEUS; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0032858966     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677353     Document Type: Article

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