Adjustment of parental effort in the puffin; the roles of adult body condition and chick size

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Erikstad, Kjell Einar ^a,b   Asheim, Magne ^a,b   Fauchald, Per ^a,b   Dahlhaug, Laila ^a,b   Tveraa, Torkild ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body condition; Chick growth; Investment; Parental effort; Stochastic environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030901861     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050320     Document Type: Article

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