Mate provisioning, nutritional requirements for egg production,and primary reproductive effort of female Common Terns Sterna hirundo

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-196

  Moore, David J ^a   Williams, Tony D ^a   Morris, Ralph D ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD PROVISIONING; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEABIRD;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 0033869322     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310210.x     Document Type: Article

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