Components of breeding performance in two competing species: Habitat heterogeneity, individual quality and density-dependence

Oikos

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 680-690

  Carrete, Martina ^a   Sánchez Zapata, José A ^b   Tella, José L ^a   Gil Sánchez, José M ^c   Moleón, Marcos ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTOR;

AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 33645115160     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14528.x     Document Type: Article

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