Determinants of interspecific variation in population declines of birds after exposure to radiation at Chernobyl

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 909-919

  Moller A P ^a   Mousseau, T A ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Dispersal; Maternal effects; Migration; Sexual coloration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SITE; CAROTENOID; DISPERSAL; EGG SIZE; FREE RADICAL; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MATERNAL EFFECT; MIGRATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 34548397308     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01353.x     Document Type: Article

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