The adaptive significance of nutrient reserves to breeding American Coots: A reassessment

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-103

  Arnold, Todd W ^a,b   Ankney, C Davison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Coot; brood rearing; clutch size; energetics; Fulica americana; incubation; nutrient reserves; supplemental feeding; timing of breeding

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS SP.; FULICA AMERICANA; RALLIDAE;

EID: 0030972702     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370227     Document Type: Article

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