The effect of dairy farming on barn swallow Hirundo rustica abundance, distribution and reproduction

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 378-389

  Møller, Anders Pape ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Agricultural practice; Body condition; Clutch size; Distribution of phenotypes; Health; Immune response; Laying date; Population size

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AVIFAUNA; DAIRY FARMING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0242547885     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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