Migratory behavior and differential resource allocation between wing and tail feathers in a passerine bird

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 647-652

  Hera, Ivn De La ^a,b   Prez Tris, Javier ^a   Tellera, Jos Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

avian life histories; Blackcap; fledging period; moltmigration tradeoff; resource allocation; Sylvia atricapilla

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; FLEDGING; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF; WING;

EID: 77955062432     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.09120     Document Type: Article

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