Reproductive success and individual variation in feeding frequency of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 469-481

  Ringsby, Thor H ^a   Berge, Torborg ^a   Saether, Bernt Erik ^a   Jensen, Henrik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Feeding rate; House sparrow; Micro transponder; Parental care; Passer domesticus; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 62549150757     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0365-z     Document Type: Article

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