The role of gastrolites on feeding behavior and digestive efficiency in the Rufous-collared Sparrow

Condor

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 465-469

  López Calleja, M Victoria ^a   Soto Gamboa, Mauricio ^a   Rezende, Enrico L ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Assimilation efficiency; Digestive tract morphology; Grit consumption; Rufous collared Sparrow; Zonotrichia capensis

Indexed keywords

ZONOTRICHIA CAPENSIS;

EID: 0343130535     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/condor/102.2.465     Document Type: Article

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