Flightlessness and the energetic cost of wing molt in a large sea duck

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2936-2945

  Guillemette, Magella ^a   Pelletier, David ^a   Grandbois, Jean Marc ^a   Butler, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common eider; Daily heart rate; Energetic cost; Flightlessness; Resting heart rate; Sea ducks; Somateria mollissima; Time spent diving; Time spent flying; Wing molt

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; MOLT; MOVEMENT; PREDATION RISK; SEABIRD; WING;

ANAS; AVES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIVING; DUCK; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLYING; FORELIMB; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DIVING; DUCKS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOLTING; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS; WING;

EID: 38449115344     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1751.1     Document Type: Article

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