Acquisition and maintenance costs in the long-term regulation of avian fat reserves

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 331-340

  Houston, Alasdair I ^a   Welton, Nicky J ^a   McNamara, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FAT RESERVE; MAINTENANCE COST; WINTERING;

EID: 0030620793     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546301     Document Type: Article

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