Intra- and inter-individual variation in reproductive effort in captive-breeding zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-91

  Williams, Tony D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; ESTRILDIDAE;

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; ZEBRA FINCH;

EID: 0029668163     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-011     Document Type: Article

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