Calcium shortage as a constraint on reproduction in great tits Parus major: A field experiment

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 407-413

  Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Mänd, Raivo ^a   Mägi, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EGG; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036945233     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.02990.x     Document Type: Article

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