Growth and its relationship to fledging success of African black oystercatcher Haematopus moquini chicks

Zoology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-37

  Tjørve, Kathleen M C ^a   Underhill, Leslie G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fledging; Growth rate; Haematopus; Wader

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLYING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS; HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI; HAEMATOPUS MOQUINI; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 57649214095     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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