Apparent absorption efficiencies of nectar sugars in the cape sugarbird, with a comparison of methods

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 106-115

  Jackson, Susan ^a,c   Nicolson, Susan W ^a   Van Wyk, Ben Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0031930645     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515889     Document Type: Article

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