Foraging habitat selection by yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) nesting in agriculturally contrasting regions in lowland England

Biological Conservation

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-210

  Morris, Antony J ^a,b   Whittingham, Mark J ^a   Bradbury, Richard B ^a   Wilson, Jeremy D ^a,b   Kyrkos, Antonios ^a   Buckingham, David L ^b   Evans, Andrew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Conservation; Field boundaries; Log linear modelling; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034882899     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00067-2     Document Type: Article

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