Age-related variation in wing shape of migratory and sedentary Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-213

  Perez Tris J ^a   Telleria J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; PASSERINE; WING MORPHOLOGY;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034813498     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.320301.x     Document Type: Article

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