Effects of egg size, parental quality and hatch-date on growth and survival of Common Tern Sterna hirundo chicks

Ibis

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-105

  Arnold, Jennifer M ^a,c   Hatch, Jeremy J ^a   Nisbet, Ian C T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b ICT Nisbet and Company   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; HATCHING DATE; PARENTAL CARE; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 32444434595     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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