Ecological and morphological correlates of residual fat reserves in passerine migrants at their spring arrival in southern Europe

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-318

  Pilastro, Andrea ^a   Spina, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT RESERVE; MIGRATORY BIRD; STOPOVER;

(SOUTH); EUROPE;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0030663002     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676944     Document Type: Article

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