Foraging behavior of Eurasian Three-toed Woodpeckers (Picoides tridactylus alpinus) in relation to sex and season in Germany

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 235-246

  Pechacek, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding; Diet; Eurasian Three toed Woodpecker; Foraging substrate; Foraging technique; Niche partitioning; Nonbreeding; Picoides tridactylus; Sexual variation

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SUBSTRATE;

BAVARIA; BERCHTESGADEN NATIONAL PARK; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

PICOIDES TRIDACTYLUS;

EID: 32344448542     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[0235:FBOETW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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