Clutch size limitation in waders: Experimental test in redshank Tringa totanus

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 391-395

  Wallander, Johan ^a   Andersson, Malte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative hypotheses; Charadrii; Incubation limitation; Life history; Reproductive tactics

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCUBATION; WADER;

ADENOSTOMA SPARSIFOLIUM; CHARADRII; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 0036923245     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100812     Document Type: Article

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