Large-scale spatial variation in the breeding performance of song thrushes Turdus philomelos and blackbirds T. merula in Britain

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 73-87

  Paradis, Emmanuel ^a,b,c   Baillie, Stephen R ^a   Sutherland, William J ^b   Dudley, Caroline ^a   Crick, Humphrey Q P ^a   Gregory, Richard D ^a,d  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^d RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood size; Mayfield method; Nesting success; Reproductive output; Spatial population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CORVIDAE; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 0033782063     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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