Effect of calcium availability and habitat quality on reproduction in Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and Great Tit Parus major

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-391

  Tilgar, V ^a   Mand R ^a   Leivits, A ^b  

^a ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b Nigula Nature Reserve   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ACIDIFICATION; CALCIUM; HABITAT QUALITY; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

ESTONIA;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; GASTROPODA; PARUS MAJOR; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 0342316522     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677010     Document Type: Article

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