Magnetic resonance imaging versus chemical fat extraction in a small passerine, the willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus: A fat-score based statistical comparison

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 457-460

  Hedenström, Anders ^a   Fagerlund, Timmy ^a   Rosén, Mikael ^a   Wirestam, Ronnie ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EXTRACTION METHOD; FAT; IMAGING METHOD; MAGNETIC METHOD; PASSERINE;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLLOSCOPUS; PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS; SALIX;

EID: 67749144227     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04564.x     Document Type: Article

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