Siblicide, starvation and nestling growth in the laughing kookaburra

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-166

  Legge, Sarah ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BROOD SIZE; GROWTH; NESTLING; SIBLICIDE; STARVATION;

AVES; DACELO; DACELO GIGAS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036274033     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.330206.x     Document Type: Article

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