Plasma amino acid concentrations as an indicator of protein availability to breeding Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus)

Auk

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 185-200

  Hebert, Craig E ^a   Laird Shutt, J ^a   Ball, Ron O ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOINDICATOR; BODY CONDITION; PROTEIN; SEABIRD;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036130487     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090022     Document Type: Article

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