Presence of other species may counter seasonal decline in breeding success: A field experiment with pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 380-385

  Seppänen, Janne Tuomas ^a,b   Mönkkönen, Mikko ^a,b   Forsman, Jukka T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PARIDAE; PARUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 26244447701     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2005.0908-8857.03436.x     Document Type: Article

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