Relationships between food resources, foraging patterns and reproductive success in the water pipit, Anthus sp. spinoletta
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This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Behavioral Ecology following peer review. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 6: 287-295(1995) Relationships between food resources, foraging patterns and reproductive success in the water pipit, Anthus sp. spinoletta Fredy Frey-Roos, Paul A. Brodmann & Heinz-Ulrich Reyer Zoologisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland Correspondence author: Heinz-Ulrich Reyer Zoologisches Institut Universität Zürich Winterthurerstr. 190 CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland Tel.: 0041-1-257 49 80 FAX: 0041-1-361 31 85 e-mail: [email protected] F. Frey-Roos is now at the Philips Universität, Fachbereich Biologie/Zoologie, Karl-von-Frisch Strasse, D-35 032 Marburg, Germany Running title: "Foraging and reproductive success in water pipits" Frey-Roos et al. Foraging and reproductive success in water pipits ______________________________________________________________________
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