Intermittent breeding in the short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 639-650

  Bradley, J S ^a   Wooller, R D ^a   Skira, I J ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bet hedging; Individual quality; Intermittent breeding; Reproductive strategy; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; REPRODUCTION; SEABIRD; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 0033873330     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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