What limits clutch size in waders?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 216-220

  Arnold, Todd W ^a  

^a Delta Waterfowl Wetlands Res Stn   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; EGG; HATCHING; INCUBATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEST PREDATION; WADER;

EID: 0033061385     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677131     Document Type: Article

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