Energetics of growth in semi-precocial shorebird chicks in a warm environment: The African black oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini

Zoology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 176-188

  Tjørve, Kathleen M C ^a   Underhill, Les G ^a   Henk Visser, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Haematopus; Sibling rivalry; Wader

Indexed keywords

HAEMATOPUS; HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI; HAEMATOPUS MOQUINI; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS;

EID: 34249329881     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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