Testing the mass-dependent predation hypothesis: In European blackbirds poor foragers have higher overwinter body reserves

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1035-1044

  Cresswell, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FAT RESERVE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK;

ANIMALIA; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0038193791     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2140     Document Type: Article

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