Effect of incubation body mass on reproductive success and survival of two European diving ducks: A test of the nutrient limitation hypothesis

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 916-925

  Blums, Peter ^a,c   Mednis, Aivars ^a   Clark, Robert G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aythya ferina; Aythya fuligula; Body mass; Nest success; Nutrient limitation hypothesis; Recruitment; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANSER; AYTHYA; AYTHYA FERINA; AYTHYA FULIGULA;

EID: 0030779653     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370142     Document Type: Article

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