Tissue mass dynamics during egg-production in female Zebra Finches Taeniopygia guttata: Dietary and hormonal manipulations

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-95

  Williams, Tony D ^a   Martyniuk, Christopher J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIET; EGG PRODUCTION; HORMONE;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0034064645     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310112.x     Document Type: Article

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