Adult survival, dispersal and mate fidelity in the White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Lloyd, Penn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Divorce; Life history evolution; Shorebird; Survival

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; DIVORCE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MATE FIDELITY; SURVIVAL; WADER;

CHARADRIUS MARGINATUS;

EID: 37849047401     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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