Impact of nest visits by human observers on hatching success in Lapwings Vanellus vanellus: A field experiment

Bird Study

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-223

  Fletcher, Kathy ^a   Warren, Philip ^a   Baines, David ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 21244480940     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461395     Document Type: Article

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