Arrival fat and reproductive performance in a long-distance passerine migrant

Oecologia

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-331

  Smith, Robert J ^a   Moore, Frank R ^a  

^a Stennis Space Center   (United States)

Author keywords

American Redstart; Arrival fat; Landbird migrant; Migration; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

FAT RESERVE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; SETOPHAGA; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037293616     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1152-9     Document Type: Article

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