Social Behaviour, Reproductive Biology and Breeding Success of Alpine Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus Mutus Helveticus in Northern Italy

Ardea

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-23

  Scherini, Giovanni C ^a   Tosi, Guido ^b   Wauters, Luc A ^c  

^a Ecostudio Lombardia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c Istituto Oikos   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Lagopus mutus helveticus; Nest predation; Nest site selection; Reproductive biology

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LAGOPUS MUTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344083590     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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