Demographic mechanisms of the population decline of the song thrush Turdus philomelos in Britain

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 670-682

  Robinson, Robert A ^a   Green, Rhys E ^b,c   Baillie, Stephen R ^a   Peach, Will J ^b   Thomson, David L ^a,d  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demographic models; Juvenile mortality; Population change; Ringing recoveries; Survival rates

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; PASSERI; TURDIDAE; TURDUS; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 3142712556     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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