The winter distribution of seed-eating birds: Habitat structure, seed density and seasonal depletion

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 447-454

  Robinson, Robert A ^a,b   Sutherland, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRANIVORY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032859831     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb00581.x     Document Type: Article

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