Competitive abilities of oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) occupying territories of different quality

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-463

  Bruinzeel, Leo W ^a,b   van de Pol, Martijn ^a   Trierweiler, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Habitat quality; Life history; Phenotypic quality; Settlement

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPE; WADER;

AVES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS;

EID: 33747890971     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-005-0037-1     Document Type: Article

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