Growth of Audouin's gull chicks: The role of prehatch and posthatch factors

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPLEMENT 2, 2003, Pages 113-116

  Villuendas, Elena ^a   Sarzo, Blanca ^a  

^a CPEMN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Audouin's gull; Chicks; Columbretes; Ebro delta; Egg size; Growth; Larus audouinii; Parental quality

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PROVISIONING; GROWTH RATE; SEABIRD;

CATALONIA; COLUMBRETES ISLANDS; EBRO DELTA; SPAIN; VALENCIA;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; LARUS; LARUS AUDOUINII;

EID: 0141680583     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67s2113     Document Type: Article

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