Noise, predation risk compensation and vigilance in the chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 601-608

  L Quinn, John ^a   J Whittingham, Mark ^b   J Butler, Simon ^a   Cresswell, Will ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; COMPENSATION; FITNESS; NOISE; PREDATION RISK; VIGILANCE;

FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA COELEBS;

EID: 33750537790     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03781.x     Document Type: Article

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