The starvation-predation risk trade-off, body mass and population status in the Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 199-208

  Macleod, Ross ^a,b   Clark, Jacquie ^c   Cresswell, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fat; Foraging; Survival

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION RISK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 50049120059     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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