Hyper-dispersed cache distributions reduce pilferage: A laboratory study

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-177

  Male, Lucinda H ^a   Smulders, Tom V ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACHING; DISPERSAL; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; LABORATORY METHOD; PASSERINE; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PARUS MAJOR; PERIPARUS ATER;

EID: 40349114872     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2008.0908-8857.04019.x     Document Type: Article

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