Snow buntings Plectrophenax nivalis : the behavioural ecology and site use of an itinerant flock species in the non-breeding season

This thesis examines how extrinsic and intrinsic factors affect dispersal, foraging, aggression and energy reserves in a winter population of a small, migratory flocking bird, the Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis. Previous observations of this species, and consideration of its northern ground-feed...

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Main Author: Smith, Richard D.
Published: University of Glasgow 1994
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.618338