Mass and visible fat scores of skylarks alauda awensis in winter in south-east Scotland

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-297

  Dougall, T W ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FAT RESERVE; PASSERINE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WINTER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALAUDA ARVENSIS;

EID: 0033507388     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.1999.9674194     Document Type: Article

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