Body mass change strategies in blackbirds Turdus merula: the starvation-predation risk trade-off

Author(s): Macleod, R., Barnett, P., Clark, J.A. & Cresswell, W.

Published: January 2005

Journal: Journal of Animal Ecology Volume: 84

Digital Identifier No. (DOI): 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00923.x

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