Body size and spatial scales in avian response to landscapes: a meta-analysis

D. H. Thornton (dthornton@panthera.org), School of Environment, Washington State Univ., PO Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, USA, and Panthera, 8 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018, USA. – R. J. Fletcher, Jr, Univ. of Florida, Dept of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.

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