Sex differences in body condition and hematological parameters in Little Auk Alle alle during the incubation period

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 90-97

  Jakubas, Dariusz ^a   Wojczulanis Jakubas, Katarzyna ^a   Kreft, Radosław ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; HEMATOLOGY; INCUBATION; MONOGAMY; PARAMETERIZATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ALLE ALLE; AVES;

EID: 57049147385     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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