Seasonal variation in nest mass and dimensions in an open-cup ground-nesting shrub-steppe passerine: The tawny pipit Anthus campestris

Ardeola

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-51

  Suárez, Francisco ^a   Morales, Manuel B ^a   Mínguez, Israel ^a   Herranz, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthus campestris; Clutch size; Clutch size hypothesis; Motacillidae; Nest size variation; Tawny Pipit

Indexed keywords

ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS; MOTACILLIDAE; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 27744501385     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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