Regulation of food provisioning in the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-388

  Lorentsen, Svein Håkon ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Body condition; Body mass; Chick growth; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC PETREL; BIRDS; BODY CONDITIONS; BODY MASS; CHICK GROWTH; CONDITION; FOOD PROVISIONING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANTARCTICA;

THALASSOICA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0029728875     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5884     Document Type: Article

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