Mass loss in incubating Eurasian dotterel: Adaptation or constraint?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-224

  Holt, Sue ^a,b   Whitfield, D Philip ^c   Duncan, Keith ^c   Rae, Stuart ^c   Smith, Rik D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Natural Heritage ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; BODY MASS; ENERGETICS;

AVES; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS MORINELLUS;

EID: 0036741643     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.330303.x     Document Type: Article

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