Experimental dissociation of the effects of diet, age and breeding experience on primary reproductive effort in zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-386

  Williams, Tony D ^a   Christians, Julian K ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLUTCH SIZE; DIET; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346009378     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2003.03080.x     Document Type: Article

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