Insect prey population changes in habitats with declining vs. stable Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus populations

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 182-192

  Fayt, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD LIMITATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

AVES; CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; PICEA; PICIDAE; PICOIDES; PICOIDES TRIDACTYLUS; SCOLYTINAE; TRIDACTYLUS;

EID: 0942280445     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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