On the intraspecific variability in basal metabolism and the food habits hypothesis in birds

Current Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 759-766

  Bozinovic, F ^a   Sabat, P ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Avian energetics; Basal metabolic rate; Diet; Food habits hypothesis; Intraspecific comparisons

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 78649400162     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/56.6.759     Document Type: Article

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