The effect of supplemental food on body condition and the timing of reproduction in a cooperative breeder, the Florida Scrub-Jay

Condor

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 234-244

  Schoech, Stephan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphelocoma; body condition; clutch initiation; Florida Scrub Jay; food supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029831035     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369141     Document Type: Article

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