Rainfall as a breeding stimulus and clutch size determinant in South African arid-zone birds

Ibis

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 637-643

  Lloyd, Penn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; RAINFALL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; EREMOPTERIX VERTICALIS; NAMA;

EID: 0032879650     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1999.tb07371.x     Document Type: Article

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