Variations in growth of Cape petrel Daption capense chicks

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 193-207

  Weidinger, Karel ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPE PETREL; CHICK; GROWTH;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, NELSON ISLAND;

DAPTION CAPENSE;

EID: 0030620324     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02940.x     Document Type: Article

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