Predation by sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus on male and female pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca in relation to their breeding behaviour and foraging

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-168

  Post, Peter ^a   Götmark, Frank ^b  

^a County Administration ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PLUMAGE; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; SONG;

ACCIPITER NISUS; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; FRINGILLA COELEBS;

EID: 32344441619     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03338.x     Document Type: Article

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