Does supplementary calcium reduce the cost of reproduction in the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca?

Ibis

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-77

  Mänd, Raivo ^a   Tilgar, Vallo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIET; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LIMITING FACTOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ESTONIA;

AVES; FICEDULA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037240432     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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