Large-scale variation in the temporal patterns of the frass fall of defoliating caterpillars in oak woodlands in Britain: Implications for nesting woodland birds

Bird Study

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 506-511

  Smith, Ken W ^a   Smith, Linda ^a   Charman, Elisabeth ^b   Briggs, Kevin ^a   Burgess, Malcolm ^c   Dennis, Chris ^a   Harding, Matt ^d   Isherwood, Catherine ^d   Isherwood, Isabel ^e   Mallord, John ^b  

^a RSPB ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d Bridge of Allan   (United Kingdom)

^e Lochalme House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTITUDE; BIRD; CATERPILLAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEFOLIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

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EID: 84863393711     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2011.616186     Document Type: Article

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