Geographic variation in the trade-off between nestling growth rate and body condition in the Tree Swallow

Condor

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 601-611

  Ardia, Daniel R ^a,b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Developmental trade offs; Environmental variation; Food availability; Geographic variation; Nestling growth; Tachycineta

Indexed keywords

AVES; INSECTA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 33748059531     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[601:GVITTB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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