From inter-specific behavioural interactions to species distribution patterns along gradients of habitat heterogeneity

Oecologia

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 207-215

  Laiolo, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Calls; Competition; Habitat heterogeneity; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ANTAGONISM; CALLING BEHAVIOR; COEXISTENCE; CONSPECIFIC; HETEROGENEITY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PASSERINE; STEPPE; TERRITORIALITY;

SPAIN;

ALAUDIDAE; AVES; GALERIDA; GALERIDA CRISTATA; GALERIDA THEKLAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84872152838     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2392-y     Document Type: Article

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