Strategic Regulation of Body Mass and Singing Behavior in New Zealand Robins

Ethology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-36

  Barnett, Craig A ^a   Briskie, James V ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; PREDATION RISK; SONG; SONGBIRD;

AVES; PETROICA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 78650400166     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01844.x     Document Type: Article

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