The challenges of making eggs

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-346

  Nager, Ruedi G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital income breeders; Egg formation; Egg nutrients; Food limitation; Reproductive costs

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIRD; BODY CONDITION; BROOD REARING; EGG PRODUCTION; FEEDING; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD LIMITATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AVES;

EID: 33645800312     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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