Fat and pectoral muscle in migrating Sedge Warblers Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-34

  Eedfekn, Chrb P F ^a   Topp, Vicky J ^a   Jones, Phil ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Elms Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FAT; MIGRATION; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE;

BARDSEY; EAST SUSSEX; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GWYNDD; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WINCHELSEA;

ACROCEPHALUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCHOENOBAENUS; AVES; ULMACEAE; ULMUS;

EID: 3042546850     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2004.9674307     Document Type: Article

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