Eggshell thickness variation in red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) from Spain

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 167-170

  Castilla, Aurora M ^a,b   De Aragón, Juan Martínez ^c   Herrel, Anthony ^d   Møller, Søren ^e  

^a Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacioøn   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; EGGSHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT QUALITY; HATCHING; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION;

ALECTORIS RUFA; AVES;

EID: 62749083952     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/08-024.1     Document Type: Article

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