Trade-offs and seasonal variation in territorial defence and predator evasion in the European Robin Erithacus rubecula

Ibis

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-84

  Dunn, Michael ^a   Copelston, Michael ^b   Workman, Lance ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; PASSERINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERRITORIALITY; TRADE-OFF;

ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER NISUS; AVES; ERITHACUS; ERITHACUS RUBECULA; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS;

EID: 0347270309     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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