Effects of parental quality and effort on the reproduction of common terns

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 205-214

  Wendeln, Helmut ^a   Becker, Peter H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body condition; Breeding success; Life history; Reproductive strategies; State dependence

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 0032897509     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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