Prey choice, provisioning behaviour, and effects of early nutrition on nestling phenotype of titmice

Ecoscience

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-18

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

early nutrition; Lepidoptera; nestling diet; nestling phenotype; Paridac; provisioning behaviour

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HATCHING DATE; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; PREY PREFERENCE;

EID: 84878100877     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/20-1-3545     Document Type: Article

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