Natural selection on body size traits in a long-lived bird, the snow petrel Pagodroma nivea

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-88

  Barbraud, C ^a,b  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

Author keywords

Body size; Heritability; Natural selection; Pagodroma nivea; Reproductive success; Snow petrel; Survival

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; NATURAL SELECTION; SEABIRD;

PAGODROMA NIVEA;

EID: 0033964776     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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