Daily and seasonal variation in body mass and visible fat in Mountain Chickadees and Juniper Titmice

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 720-724

  Cooper, Sheldon J ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BODY MASS; DIURNAL VARIATION; FAT RESERVE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PASSERINE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; BAEOLOPHUS RIDGWAYI; JUNIPERUS; PARIDAE; PARUS GAMBELI; POECILE GAMBELI;

EID: 38349016635     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-183.1     Document Type: Article

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