Factors affecting the site of investment, and the reliance on savings for arctic breeders: The capital-income dichotomy revisited

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-384

  Klaassen, Marcel ^a   Abraham, Kenneth F ^b   Jefferies, Robert L ^c   Vrtiska, Mark ^d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Capital and income breeders; Fat; Inter annual and intra specific variation in arrival and egg laying dates; Protein

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY SIZE; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MIGRATORY POPULATION; OVIPOSITION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AVES;

EID: 34248146942     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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