Differential migration of the sexes cannot be explained by the body size hypothesis in Teal

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 685-689

  Guillemain, Matthieu ^a   Hearn, Richard ^b   King, Roy ^b   Gauthier Clerc, Michel ^c   Simon, Géraldine ^c   Caizergues, Alain ^a  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

Author keywords

Age ratio; Anas crecca; Body mass; Differential migration; Sex ratio; Teal; Winter

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATION; SEX RATIO; WINTER;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CAMARGUE; ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANAS CRECCA;

EID: 67649961611     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0375-5     Document Type: Article

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