Trophic resources and reproduction in mammals and birds;Ressources trophiques et reproduction chez les mammiferes et lesoiseaux

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 369-410

  Réale, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD RESOURCE; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 2642712511     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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