Repeatability of hematocrits and body mass of Gray Catbirds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-70

  Hatch, Margret I ^a   Smith, Robert J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Condition; Dumetella carolinensis; Individual variation; Weight

Indexed keywords

AVES; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 77950210105     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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