Effects of territory quality, food availability and sibling competition on the fledging success of oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 157-169

  Heg, D ^a,b   Van der Velde, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Egg mass; Fledging success; Hatching asynchrony; Sibling competition; Territory quality

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HATCHING DATE; WADER;

EID: 0035154615     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000279     Document Type: Article

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