Size-related life history traits: Insights from a study of snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea)

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1179-1192

  Barbraud, Christophe ^a   Weimerskirch, Henri ^a   Robertson, Graham G ^b   Jouventin, Pierre ^c  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Body size; Geographical variation; Life history traits; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTION;

ANTARCTICA;

PAGODROMA NIVEA;

EID: 0032700125     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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