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Gibbons DW, Bohan DA, Rothery P, Stuart RC,
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Green RE and Tyler GA (2005) Estimating the
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Hancock MH, Egan S, Summers RW, Cowie N,
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Hilton GM, Thompson DR, Sagar PM, Cuthbert
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Hole DG, Perkins AJ, Wilson JD, Alexander IH,
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Jackson DB (2005) Environmental correlates of
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Jackson DB (2006) The breeding biology of
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Johnstone I, Whitehead S and Wilson JD (2005)
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Jouventin P, Cuthbert RJ and all R (2006)
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Territory and nest site habitat associations of
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