Geographic patterns in reproductive parameters among nearctic herons (Ardeidae)

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 374-383

  Rubolini, Diego ^a,b   Fasola, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ardeidae; Brood size; Clutch size; Latitudinal trends; Reproductive success; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

ARDEIDAE; AVES;

EID: 67649848027     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07018     Document Type: Article

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