Thesis
The factors affecting reproductive success and breeding density in a rural population of blackbirds, Turdus merula L
- Abstract:
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The aim of this thesis was to identify the factors determining reproductive success and breeding density in a rural population of blackbirds occupying contiguous woodland and farmland habitats. Once these factors were identified, an attempt was made to assess the quality of the two habitats in terms of reproductive success.
Predation was the major factor affecting reproductive success. There were no significant effects of habitat on predation when habitat was defined as farmland, w...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 1994
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:603835684
- Source identifiers:
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603835684
- Deposit date:
- 2013-10-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Chamberlain, Daniel Edward
- Copyright date:
- 1994
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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