Interaction between seed crypsis and habitat structure influence patch choice in a granivorous bird, the chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 413-418

  Jones, Katherine A ^a   Krebs, John R ^a   Whittingham, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRANIVORY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; PATCH DYNAMICS; PREDATION RISK; SEED;

AVES; FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA COELEBS; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 33748351383     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03883.x     Document Type: Article

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