Reproductive responses of two related coexisting songbird species to environmental changes: Global warming, competition, and population sizes

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-56

  Schaefer, Thomas ^a   Ledebur, Gösta ^a   Beier, Josef ^a   Leisler, Bernd ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus; Breeding success; Greatreed warbler; Phenology; Reedbed

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCIRPACEUS; PASSERI;

EID: 31344443858     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0011-y     Document Type: Article

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