Body mass and fat load of autumn migrating Sedge Warblers (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) in relation to age in South Hungary

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-279

  Gyuracz J ^a   Bank, L ^b  

^a Berzsenyi College   (Hungary)

^b Local Group of County Baranya   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Body mass; Fat load; Migration; Sedge Warbler

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030525056     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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