Fat stores of American redstarts Setophaga ruticilla arriving at northerly breeding grounds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-126

  Smith, Robert J ^a   Moore, Frank R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAT RESERVE; PASSERINE;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERIFORMES; SETOPHAGA; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 15944367454     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03329.x     Document Type: Article

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