Effects of clutch size and timing of breeding on reproductive success of Greater Rheas

Auk

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 340-348

  Fernández, Gustavo J ^a,b   Reboreda, Juan C ^a,b  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; GREATER RHEA; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

RHEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0344301893     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089192     Document Type: Article

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