The buffer effect and large-scale population regulation in migratory birds

Author(s): Gill, J.A., Norris, K., Potts, P.M., Gunnarsson, T.G., Atkinson, P.W. & Sutherland, W.J.

Published: January 2001

Journal: Nature Volume: 412

Digital Identifier No. (DOI): 10.1038/35086568

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