Intraspecific variation of incubation periods in Yellow-eyed Penguins Megadyptes antipodes: Testing the influence of age, laying date and egg size

Ibis

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 526-530

  Massaro, Melanie ^a   Davis, Lloyd S ^a   Darby, John T ^a   Robertson, Gregory J ^b   Setiawan, Alvin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; EGG SIZE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LAYING DATE; SEABIRD;

MEGADYPTES ANTIPODES; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142778693     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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