Strategic diel regulation of body mass in European robins

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 787-791

  Thomas, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BODY MASS; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

ERITHACUS RUBECULA;

EID: 0033856160     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1360     Document Type: Article

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