Effects of nestling health on postfledging survival of wood storks

Condor

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-106

  Hylton, Rebecca A ^a,c   Frederick, Peter C ^a   De La Fuente, Teresa E ^b   Spalding, Marilyn G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciconiiformes; Health; Immune system; Mycteria Americana; Postfledging; Survival; Wood Stork

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; MYCTERIA; MYCTERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 32344443252     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[0097:EONHOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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