Phenotypic flexibility during migration: Optimization of organ size contingent on the risks and rewards of fueling and flight?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 511-520

  Piersma, Theunis ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIGRATION;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; GALLIFORMES; LIMOSA LAPPONICA; NUMENIUS TAHITIENSIS; PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX; PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS APRICARIA;

EID: 0032410885     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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