Haemoglobin concentration and body condition of nestling Great Tits Parus major: A comparison of first and second broods in two contrasting seasons

Ibis

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 667-676

  KaliŃski, Adam ^a   Wawrzyniak, JarosŁaw ^a   BaŃbura, MirosŁawa ^a   Skwarska, Joanna ^a   ZieliŃski, Piotr ^a   BaŃbura, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin; Parus major; Physiological condition; Second clutches; Trophic conditions; Weather

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CLIMATE EFFECT; FOOD LIMITATION; HABITAT TYPE; HEMOGLOBIN; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 70349525037     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00959.x     Document Type: Article

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