Food for thought: supplementary feeding as a driver of ecological change in avian populations

Author(s): Robb, G.N., MacDonald, R.A., Chamberlain, D.E. & Bearhop, S.

Published: January 2008

Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Volume: 6

Digital Identifier No. (DOI): 10.1890/060152

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Food for thought: supplementary feeding as a driver of ecological change in avian populations

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