Latitudinal trends of reproductive traits in the Blue Tit Parus caeruleus

Ardeola

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 177-190

  Fargallo, Juan A ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Clutch size; Habitat; Latitude; Laying date; Parus caeruleus; Second clutches

Indexed keywords

AVES; PARUS; PARUS CAERULEUS; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042826224     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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