Weight change and the body reserves of female blue tits, Parus caeruleus, during the breeding season

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 789-802

  Woodburn, R J W ^a   Perrins, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE TIT; BODY RESERVE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING SEASON;

PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0031472975     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb01976.x     Document Type: Article

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