Population dynamics and social behavior of the Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus during winter

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-42

  Skórka, Piotr ^a   Wójcik, Joanna D ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Flocking behavior; Fruit defense; Mistle Thrush; Mistletoe; Niepo omice Forest; Turdus viscivorus

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MALOPOLSKIE; NIEPOLOMICE FOREST; POLAND; WORLD;

AVES; DENDROCOPOS MAJOR; PYRRHULA PYRRHULA; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS VISCIVORUS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 22944454590     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.040.0109     Document Type: Article

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