Breeding in calcium-poor habitats: Are there any extra costs?

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-218

  Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Mänd, Raivo ^a   Leivits, Agu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Nigula Nature Reserve   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calcium poor habitat; Egg; Great Tit Parus major; Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Indexed keywords

ACID; CALCIUM; EGG; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

EID: 0343963111     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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