Effect of nest microclimate on effective endothermy in white stork ciconia ciconia nestlings

Bird Study

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 336-341

  Tortosa, Francisco S ^a   Villafuerte, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCLIMATE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; THERMOREGULATION;

CICONIA CICONIA;

EID: 0033507622     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461147     Document Type: Article

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