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Density effects on life-history traits in a wild population of the great tit Parus major: analyses of long-term data with GIS techniques

  1. TEDDY A. WILKIN,
  2. DANY GARANT,
  3. ANDREW G. GOSLER,
  4. BEN C. SHELDON

Article first published online: 31 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01078.x

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Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volume 75, Issue 2, pages 604–615, March 2006

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WILKIN, T. A., GARANT, D., GOSLER, A. G. and SHELDON, B. C. (2006), Density effects on life-history traits in a wild population of the great tit Parus major: analyses of long-term data with GIS techniques. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75: 604–615. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01078.x

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  1. Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK

* Teddy A. Wilkin, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. E-mail: teddy.wilkin@zoo.ox.ac.uk

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  1. Issue published online: 31 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAR 2006
  3. Received 18 July 2005; accepted 20 December 2005

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