Growth of yellow-headed blackbird xanthocephalus xanthocephalus nestlings in relation to maternal body condition, egg mass, and yolk carotenoids concentrations

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 419-429

  Newbrey, Jennifer L ^a,b   Reed, Wendy L ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAROTENOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RATE; NESTLING; PASSERINE; POLYGYNY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SURVIVAL;

XANTHOCEPHALUS; XANTHOCEPHALUS XANTHOCEPHALUS;

EID: 67749086881     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04420.x     Document Type: Article

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