Is female investment in defence correlated with breeding success in hen harriers circus cyaneus?

Bird Study

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 142-145

  GarcÍa, JesÚS T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alarm call; Breeding; Circus cyaneus; Hen Harrier; Parental investment; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; NEST GUARDING; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; CIRCUS; CIRCUS CYANEUS;

EID: 0038607336     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650309461305     Document Type: Article

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