Maternal compensation for hatching asynchrony in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 531-537

  Rosivall, Balázs ^a   Szöllosi, Eszter ^a   Török, János ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EGG SIZE; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING DATE; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS;

EID: 28144460516     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03458.x     Document Type: Article

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