The diet of Great Tit Parus major nestlings in a Mediterranean Iberian forest: The important role of spiders;Dieta de los pollos de Carbonero Común Parus major en un bosque Ibérico Mediterraneo: La importáncia de las arañas

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-361

  Pagani Nunez E ^a   Ruiz, I ^a   Quesada, J ^a   Negro, J J ^b   Senar, J C ^a  

^a Museu de Zoologia   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Great Tits; Nestlings; Spiders

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DIET; NESTLING; PASSERINE; SPIDER; STRESS; VEGETATION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

ARANEAE; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 84856724401     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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