Habitat use, foraging ecology and diet of Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur in Britain

Ibis

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 572-582

  Browne, Stephen J ^a   Aebischer, Nicholas J ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; STREPTOPELIA TURTUR; TESTUDINES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TURTUR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142248258     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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