The effect of body condition on the timing and success of breeding in Little Penguins Eudyptula minor

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Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 483-489

  Robinson, Sarah ^a,c   Chiaradia, André ^b   Hindell, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SEASON; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

AVES; EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 22744439124     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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