Post-fledging body mass increase in Common Terns Sterna hirundo: Influence of age, sex and year

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-58

  Schauroth, Carmen ^a   Becker, Peter H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Banter See; Fledging age; Post fledging mass growth; Post fledging survival

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; AUTOMATION; BODY MASS; BROOD SIZE; FLEDGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 37849049548     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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