Patterns of variation in size and composition of Greater Scaup eggs: Are they related?

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-471

  Flint, Paul L ^a   Grand, J Barry ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIPID; PROTEIN; TRADE-OFF; WATERFOWL;

UNITED STATES;

AYTHYA MARILA;

EID: 0033404923     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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