Sex-biased nestling mortality in the Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 455-460

  Arroyo, Beatriz ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CLUTCH SIZE; HATCHING DATE; MORTALITY; NESTLING; RAPTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

AVES; CIRCUS; CIRCUS PYGARGUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 0036950466     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.03028.x     Document Type: Article

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