Provisioning and growth rates of nestling fulmars Fulmarus glacialis: Stochastic variation or regulation?

Ibis

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-39

  Hamer, K C ^a   Thompson, D R ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULMARUS GLACIALIS;

FULMAR; GROWTH RATE; LIPID; NESTLING PROVISION;

UK, SCOTLAND, ST KILDA;

EID: 0030621350     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04501.x     Document Type: Article

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