Regulation of incubation shifts near hatching by giant petrels: A timed mechanism, embryonic signalling or food availability?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-671

  González Solís, Jacob ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HATCHING; INCUBATION; SEABIRD; SIGNAL;

CICONIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; MACRONECTES HALLI;

EID: 12144291567     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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