Charadriiform birds in Antarctica: Behavioral, morphological, and physiological adjustments conserving reproductive success

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1502-1554

  Eppley, Zoe A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; METABOLIC RATE; PARENTAL CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; THERMOGENESIS;

ANTARCTICA;

CATHARACTA MACCORMICKI; CHIONIS ALBA; LARUS DOMINICANUS;

EID: 0030301886     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/physzool.69.6.30164272     Document Type: Article

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