Habitat use under latent predation risk. a case study with wintering forest birds

Oikos

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-62

  Carrascal, Luis M ^a   Alonso, César Luis ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATION RISK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AEGITHALIDAE; AEGITHALOS CAUDATUS; AVES; PARUS; SITTA EUROPAEA;

EID: 33645124496     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.13787.x     Document Type: Article

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