Barn swallows Hirundo rustica form eggs mainly from current food intake

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-186

  Ward, Sally ^a,b   M Bryant, David ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD INTAKE; NUTRIENT;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 33644827866     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03262.x     Document Type: Article

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