Do Kentish plovers regulate the amount of their nest material? An experimental test

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 847-859

  Szentirmai, István ^a   Székely, Tamás ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036591323     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853902320262844     Document Type: Article

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