Differences between populations of reed warblers in defences against brood parasitism

Behaviour

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-42

  Lindholm, Anna K ^a   Thomas, Robert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034403716     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853900501854     Document Type: Article

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