Leafing phenology and timing of egg laying in great tits Parus major and blue tits P. caeruleus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-363

  Nilsson, Jan Åke ^a   Källander, Hans ^a  

^a Ecology Building   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COASTAL ZONE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EGG PRODUCTION; LEAF; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

AVES; BETULA PENDULA; PARUS MAJOR; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 33748774442     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03604.x     Document Type: Article

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