Eggs, egg formation and the timing of breeding

Ibis

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-15

  Perrins, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EGG SIZE; EGGSHELL; GREAT TIT; METABOLIC COST; NUTRIENT;

PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0029749629     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1996.tb04308.x     Document Type: Article

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