The seasonal decline in the first-year survival of juvenile coots: An experimental approach

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-82

  Brinkhof, Martin W G ^a   Cavé, Anton J ^a   Perdeck, Albert C ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

first year survival probability; Fulica atra; hatching date; juvenile growth; parental quality

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COOT; HATCHING DATE; PARENTAL QUALITY; SURVIVAL PROBABILITY;

FULICA ATRA;

EID: 0030621383     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5966     Document Type: Article

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