Short-lived repeatabilities in long-lived great skuas: Implications for the study of individual quality

Oikos

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 473-479

  Catry, P ^a   Ruxton, G D ^a   Ratcliffe, N ^a   Hamer, K C ^a   Furness, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; MODELING;

CATHARACTA SKUA;

EID: 0032939891     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546426     Document Type: Article

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