Are parametric models suitable for estimating avian growth rates?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-506

  Brown, William P ^a   Eggermont, Paul ^a   Lariccia, Vincent ^a   Roth, Roland R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE;

AVES; HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA;

EID: 34347359557     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03979.x     Document Type: Article

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