Foraging flight distances as a measure of parental effort in blue tits Parus caeruleus differ with environmental conditions
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Summary
Considering the parental foraging effort (costs) and, the quality and number of offspring (benefits), the benefit-cost-ratio was 2–3 times higher in the deciduous than in the mixed woodland.
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- article
- Published
- 2005-01-01
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- 105
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Keywords
Foraging, Biology, Habitat, Ecology, Brood
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