Synergistic effects of food and predators on annual reproductive success in song sparrows

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1517, 2003, Pages 799-803

  Zanette, Liana ^a   Smith, James N M ^b   Van Oort, Harry ^c   Clinchy, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual reproductive success; Food supplementation; Melospiza melodia; Predator pressure; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; PASSERINE; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MALE; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; PASSERI; PASSERIDAE; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0242584379     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2311     Document Type: Article

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