Egg neglect under risk of predation in cassin's auklet (ptychoramphus aleuticus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 415-421

  Ronconi, R A ^a,d   Hipfner, J M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INCUBATION; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RODENT; SEABIRD;

AVES; MUS; PTYCHORAMPHUS ALEUTICUS;

EID: 68149158506     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-027     Document Type: Article

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