Changes in body mass and hormone levels between wintering and spring staging areas in dark-bellied brent geese Branta bernicla bernicla

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-148

  Poisbleau, Maud ^a,d   Fritz, Hervé ^a   Lambrechts, Marcel M ^b   Trouvé, Colette ^a   Ebbinge, Barwolt S ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; HORMONE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA BERNICLA;

EID: 33644828259     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03679.x     Document Type: Article

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