Between-population differences in egg composition in Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-80

  Bourgault, Patrice ^a,b   Thomas, Donald W ^b   Blondel, Jacques ^a   Perret, Philippe ^a   Lambrechts, Marcel M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FATTY ACIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; OAK HABITATS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS;

BIRDS;

CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FATTY ACID; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 34248581653     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-189     Document Type: Article

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