Prey selectivity and parental feeding rates of Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus in relation to nestling age

Bird Study

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 236-242

  García Navas, Vicente ^a   Ferrer, Esperanza S ^a   Sanz, Juan José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; CATERPILLAR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; FOOD SELECTION; GAPE LIMITATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFRARED IMAGERY; LARVA; MALE BEHAVIOR; MOTH; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PREY SELECTION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; NOCTUIDAE; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 84861516398     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.662939     Document Type: Article

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