Acoustic parameters of begging calls indicate chick body condition in Wilson's storm-petrels Oceanites oceanicus

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-274

  Gladbach, Anja ^a   Büßer, Christina ^a   Mundry, Roger ^b,c   Quillfeldt, Petra ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Forschungs und Technologiezentrum Westkuste   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Begging; Oceanites oceanicus; Provisioning; Seabirds; Signalling; Wilson's storm petrel

Indexed keywords

AVES; HYDROBATINAE; OCEANITES OCEANICUS; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 59449101433     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0115-y     Document Type: Article

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