Effects of supplementary feeding on territoriality, breeding success and survival of pheasants

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 147-156

  Hoodless, A N ^a   Draycott, R A H ^a   Ludiman, M N ^a,b   Robertson, P A ^a,c  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Intensive agriculture; Phasianus colchicus; Spring supplementary feeding; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GAMEBIRD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0032941830     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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