Parental differences in brood provisioning by Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus

Bird Study

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-215

  Leckie, Fiona M ^a,b   Arroyo, Beatriz E ^c   Thirgood, Simon J ^d,e   Redpath, Stephen M ^a,c,f  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Natural Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^d GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; MALE BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; RAPTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CIRCUS; CIRCUS CYANEUS;

EID: 47249164721     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461524     Document Type: Article

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