Basal metabolic rate and risk-taking behaviour in birds

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2420-2429

  MOller A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Basal metabolic rate; Flight initiation distance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOENERGETICS; BIRD; BODY MASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENETICS; TORPOR;

AVES;

EID: 72449127047     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01850.x     Document Type: Article

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