Explaining annual fluctuations in breeding density of fieldfares Turdus pilaris - Combined influences of factors operating during breeding, migration and wintering

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 350-354

  Hogstad, Olav ^a   Selås, Vidar ^b   Kobro, Sverre ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Crop Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING POPULATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

PASSERIFORMES; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; TURDUS; TURDUS PILARIS;

EID: 0346640573     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2003.03163.x     Document Type: Article

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