Impaired flight ability during incubation in the pied flycatcher

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-183

  Kullberg, Cecilia ^a,b   Metcalfe, Neil B ^a   Houston, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; INCUBATION; PASSERINE; REARING;

AVES; FICEDULA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; GALLUS GALLUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0036277882     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.330209.x     Document Type: Article

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