Sex-specific variation in the loss of mass by breeding Arctic Skuas

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-170

  Phillips, Richard A ^a   Furness, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC SKUA; BODY MASS; FAT RESERVE; MASS LOSS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FOULA; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UK;

CATHARACTA; GALLUS GALLUS; STERCORARIUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 0030793862     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677310     Document Type: Article

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