Female characteristics and breeding success of the Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis (Temm., 1815) in natural forest (Białowieża Forest, Eastern Poland)

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-231

  Mitrus, Cezary ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age; Bia owie a Forest; Breeding success; Collared flycatcher; Female

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BREEDING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; WORLD;

CARPINUS; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 22344438329     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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