Prey selection in Blue Tits Parus caeruleus as a response to food levels

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-203

  Grieco, Fabrizio ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blue Tit Parus caeruleus; Central place foraging models; Minimum acceptable prey size; Videotaping

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

EID: 0033492614     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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