Calcium availability affects bone growth in nestlings of free-living great tits (Parus major), as detected by plasma alkaline phosphatase

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-274

  Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Mänd, Raivo ^a   Ots, Indrek ^a   Mägi, Marko ^a   Kilgas, Priit ^a   Reynolds, S James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP); Calcium; Great tit; Parus major; Skeletal development

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BONE; CALCIUM; NESTLING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142675341     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005254     Document Type: Article

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