Fat stores and arrival on the breeding grounds: Reproductive consequences for passerine migrants

Oikos

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 577-581

  Sandberg, Roland ^a   Moore, Frank R ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0030500412     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545949     Document Type: Review

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