Evidence of a state-dependent trade-off between energy intake and parasite avoidance in Steller's eiders

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1566-1571

  Bustnes, Jan O ^a   Galaktionov, Kirill V ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Zoological Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRITION; OCEANOGRAPHY; RISKS;

AMPHIPODS; ENERGY INTAKE; RETURN PER UNIT FEEDING;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BODY CONDITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; TRADE-OFF; WATERFOWL;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); AMPHIPODA; AVES; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS OCEANICUS; ISOPODA; POLYMORPHUS PHIPPSI; POLYSTICTA;

EID: 22744436811     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-139     Document Type: Article

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