Regulation of provisioning rate in the Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 931-938

  Hipfner, J Mark ^a,c   Gaston, A J ^b   Smith, B D ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING CONDITIONS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROVISIONING RATE; SPACE CONSECUTIVE DELIVERIES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOLOGY; NUTRITION;

BIODIVERSITY;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; SEABIRD;

AVES; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 33749652754     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-066     Document Type: Article

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