Fruit-feeding behaviour of the European blackbird (Turdus merula) on Atlantic ivy (Hedera hibernica): Variation between the sexes and among locations

Etologia

Volumn , Issue 6, 1998, Pages 41-47

  Fraga, Miguel Salvande ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dispersal efficiency; Feeding behaviour; Fruits; Hedera; Turdus

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342284803     PISSN: 11303204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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