Rhinoceros auklet developmental responses to food limitation: An experimental study

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 709-717

  Sears, Justine ^a   Hatch, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Cerorhinca monocerata; Corticosterone; Nutritional stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; CERORHINCA; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA;

EID: 67649985748     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.8531     Document Type: Article

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