Family-based territoriality vs flocking in wintering common cranes Grus grus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 434-444

  Alonso, Juan C ^a   Bautista, Luis M ^a,c   Alonso, Javier A ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVERWINTERING; PAIR BOND; TERRITORIALITY; WADER;

AVES; GRUIDAE; GRUS; GRUS GRUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 4644228651     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03290.x     Document Type: Article

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