Effects of fat and lean body mass on migratory landbird stopover duration

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-87

  Seewagen, Chad L ^a,b   Guglielmo, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

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EID: 77956493974     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/09-088.1     Document Type: Article

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