Seasonal sex-specific energy expenditure in breeding and non-breeding Palestine sunbirds Nectarinia osea

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-197

  Hambly, Catherine ^a   Markman, Shai ^b   Roxburgh, Lizanne ^b   Pinshow, Berry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; ENERGY USE; METABOLISM; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

AVES; NECTARINIA OSEA;

EID: 33847341687     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03774.x     Document Type: Article

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