Use of field margins by foraging yellowhammers Emberiza citrinella

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 413-420

  Perkins, Allan J ^a,b   Whittingham, Mark J ^a   Morris, Antony J ^a,b   Bradbury, Richard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Arable farmland; Conservation management; Field margin

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIELD MARGIN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

AVES; EMBERIZA CITRINELLA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036889414     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00306-1     Document Type: Article

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