Population declines and reproductive performance of Skylarks Alauda arvensis in different regions and habitats of the United Kingdom

Ibis

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-51

  Chamberlain, Dan E ^a   Crick, Humphrey Q P ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALAUDA ARVENSIS;

EID: 0032895788     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1999.tb04261.x     Document Type: Article

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