Provisioning behaviour in relation to food availability and nestling food demand in the Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

Ardea

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-90

  Rauter, Claudia M ^a,b   Brodmann, Paul A ^a   Reyer, Heinz Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthus spinoletta; Brood size; Brooding; Food availability; Food provisioning; Parental care

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PROVISIONING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT;

ANTHUS SPINOLETTA;

EID: 0033934697     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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