Effects of electromagnetic fields on the reproductive success of American kestrels

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-65

  Fernie, Kimberly J ^a   Bird, David M ^a   Dawson, Russell D ^b   Laguë, Paul C ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; FLEDGING; HATCHING; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; RAPTORS; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034098617     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/316726     Document Type: Article

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