Nutritional constraints on egg production in the blue tit: A supplementary feeding study

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 649-657

  Ramsay, Scot L ^a   Houston, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Breeding; Diet quality; Energy; Protein

Indexed keywords

BLUE TIT; EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0030868080     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5918     Document Type: Article

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