Adult Brünnich's Guillemots Uria lomvia balance body condition and investment in chick growth

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Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-113

  Gaston, Anthony J ^a   Hipfner, J Mark ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; GROWTH; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEABIRD;

CANADA; COATS ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

AVES; LARIDAE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 32444434697     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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