Repeatability of mass loss in female pied flycatchers ficedula hypoleuca

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-300

  Potti, J ^a   Merino, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ficedula hypoleuca; Heritability; Mass loss; Parental care; Pied Flycatcher; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MASS LOSS; PIED FLYCATCHER;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0030722386     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1997.9522889     Document Type: Article

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