Parental care of replacement clutches in common terns (Sterna hirundo)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 382-392

  Wendeln, Helmut ^a   Becker, Peter H ^a   González Solís, Jacob ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition; Renesting; Replacement clutches; Reproductive strategies; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

PARENTAL CARE; REPLACEMENT; SEABIRD;

AVES; HIRUNDO; LARIDAE; STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 0034087901     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050681     Document Type: Article

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