Change in body mass in relation to breeding phase in bull-headed shrikes

Ecological Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 411-414

  Takagi, Masaoki ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass; Breeding phase; Bull headed shrike; Lanius bucephalus

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; INCUBATION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BUCEPHALUS; LANIIDAE; LANIUS; LANIUS BUCEPHALUS;

EID: 0012423532     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2002.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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