Fluctuating asymmetry in common tern (Sterna Hirundo) chicks varies with hatching order and clutch size

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 815-822

  Palestis, Brian G ^a  

^a WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Common Tern; Fluctuating asymmetry; Hatching asynchrony; Parental quality; Sterna hirundo

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLUTCH SIZE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HATCHING; SEABIRD;

STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 73449138782     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.08222     Document Type: Article

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