Feather traits and ptilochronology as indicatorso f stress in iberian blackcaps sylvia atricapilla

Bird Study

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-248

  Carbonell, Roberto ^a   Tellerfa, Jose Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITION FACTOR; FEATHER; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL;

SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA;

EID: 0032840320     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461136     Document Type: Article

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