Patch choice decisions of wild blackbirds: The role of preharvest public information

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1113-1124

  Smith, Rik D ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^a   Cresswell, Will ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PATCH USE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0034958981     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1704     Document Type: Article

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