Chick provisioning and parental attendance in Cory's Shearwaters: Implications for nestling obesity

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-315

  Hamer, Keith C ^a   Hill, Jane K ^a   Scott, Ian ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROVISIONING; GROWTH; PARENTAL CARE; SEABIRD;

CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA; CICONIIFORMES; DIOMEDEA; GALLUS GALLUS; PROCELLARIIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032859168     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677357     Document Type: Article

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