Parental provisioning behaviour in Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca is well adjusted to local conditions in a mosaic of deciduous and coniferous habitat

Bird Study

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-457

  Sisask, Elo ^a   Mänd, Raivo ^a   Mägi, Marko ^a   Tilgar, Vallo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATERPILLAR; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOTH; NESTLING; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TEMPERATE FOREST; VIDEOGRAPHY;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 78649926158     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.489202     Document Type: Article

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