The relationship between geographic variation in clutch size and migration pattern in the Yellow Wagtail

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 333-341

  Bell, C P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motacilla

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MIGRATION PATTERN; YELLOW WAGTAIL;

MOTACILLA FLAVA;

EID: 0030303058     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461026     Document Type: Article

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