Diet specialisation and foraging efficiency under fluctuating vole abundance: a comparison between generalist and specialist avian predators

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Oikos

• Publication date

  2011-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1600-0706.2010.18554.X
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