Body composition of Lesser Knots (Calidris canutus rogersi) preparing to take off on migration from northern New Zealand

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Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-150

  Battley, Phil F ^a,d   Piersma, Theunis ^b,c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calidris canutus; Migration; Physiology; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000612980     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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