Seasonal and interannual variability in laying date, clutch size, egg volume and hatching asynchrony of four lark species in Mediterranean Spain

Ardeola

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-117

  Suárez, Francisco ^a   Herranz, Jesús ^a   Yanes, Miguel ^a   Sánchez, Ana M ^b   García, Jesús T ^a   Manrique, Juan ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alauda arvensis; Breeding period; Calandrella brachydactyla; Calandrella rufescens; Galerida theklae; Iberian Peninsula; Larks; Mediterranean habitats; Semi arid climate

Indexed keywords

ALAUDA; ALAUDA ARVENSIS; ALAUDIDAE; CALANDRELLA BRACHYDACTYLA; CALANDRELLA RUFESCENS; GALERIDA THEKLAE;

EID: 27744591046     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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