Body reserves and nutritional needs during laying preparation in barn owls

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-260

  Durant, J M ^a   Massemin, S ^a   Thouzeau, C ^a   Handrich, Y ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body reserves; Egg synthesis Bird of prey; Water

Indexed keywords

TYTO ALBA;

EID: 0034035708     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050283     Document Type: Article

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