The effect of male presence on nestling growth and fluctuating asymmetry in the blue tit

Condor

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 172-175

  Björklund, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blue tit; Brood reduction; Fluctuating asymmetry; Growth; Paternal care

Indexed keywords

PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0030041640     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369522     Document Type: Article

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