The contribution of an avian top predator to selection in prey species.
Natural selection can vary in magnitude, form and direction, yet the causes of selection, and of variation in selection, are poorly understood. We quantified the effect of a key predator (Eurasian sparrowhawks) on selection on fledging body mass in two bird species (blue tits and great tits). By par...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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