Variability in breeding parameters of the squacco heron ardeola ralloides: Capsule breeding parameters and body condition of chicks varied with colony sites

Bird Study

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 300-305

  Delord, Karine ^a,b   Kayser, Yves ^a   Barbraud, Christophe ^a   Hafner, Heinz ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Ardeola ralloides; Body condition; Breeding parameters; Clutch size; Fledglings per breeding attempt; Mayfield method; Nest survival; Squacco Heron

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; LAYING DATE; SURVIVAL; WADER;

ARDEOLA; ARDEOLA RALLOIDES; GALLUS GALLUS; SCOLOPACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344584995     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650309461323     Document Type: Article

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