Diurnal, seasonal and altitudinal variation in energy reserves of wintering Snow Buntings

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 216-222

  Smith, Richard D ^a   Metcalfe, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; EMBERIZA; PASSERIFORMES; PLECTROPHENAX; PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS;

EID: 0030757551     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676972     Document Type: Article

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