The effect of thermoregulatory substitution on optimal energy reserves of small birds in winter

Oikos

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 192-196

  McNamara, John M ^a   Ekman, Jan ^b   Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENERGY; SUBSTITUTION; THERMOREGULATION; WINTER;

AVES;

EID: 1542753744     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12188.x     Document Type: Article

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