Influence of body condition on reproductive decision and reproductive success in the Blue Petrel

Auk

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 964-972

  Chastel, Olivier ^a   Weimerskirch, Henri ^a   Jouventin, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0000875183     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089027     Document Type: Article

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