Intraspecific variation in length of incubation period in Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta

Ardea

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-41

  Hötker, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding biology; Colony breeding; Growth; Incubation; Life history; Recurvirostra avosetta; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION; MORTALITY; WADER;

RECURVIROSTRA AVOSETTA;

EID: 0345020446     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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