Breeding ecology of Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur in Britain during the period 1941-2000: An analysis of BTO nest record cards

Bird Study

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Browne, Stephen J ^a   Aebischer, Nicholas J ^a   Crick, Humphrey Q P ^b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TREND ANALYSIS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

STREPTOPELIA TURTUR;

EID: 14244264584     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461368     Document Type: Article

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