Precocial nest departure in the Alcidae

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-190

  Ydenberg, R C ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcid nest departure; Ancient murrelet; Growth mortality trade off; Parent offspring conflict; Precocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012621610     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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