The winter fattening model: A test at low latitude using the Clamorous Reed Warbler

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Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 680-687

  Merom, Koby ^a   Quader, Suhel ^b   Yom Tov, Yoram ^b,c  

^a University of Cambridge ^*  (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; FAT RESERVE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SONGBIRD; WINTER;

ACROCEPHALUS STENTOREUS; AVES;

EID: 33745221409     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2005.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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