Reduced nestling growth of East African Stonechats Saxicola torquata axillaris in the presence of a predator

Ibis

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 468-476

  Scheuerlein, Alexander ^a,b   Gwinner, Eberhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; NEST PREDATION; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LANIIDAE; LANIUS COLLARIS; SAXICOLA TORQUATA AXILLARIS;

EID: 33745868753     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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