Reciprocal tradeoffs between molt and breeding in albatrosses

Condor

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-70

  Rohwer, Sievert ^a   Viggiano, Anthony ^b   Marzluff, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Large birds; Life history tradeoffs; Molt; Phoebastria nigripes; Time constraints; Worn feathers

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIOMEDEIDAE; PHOEBASTRIA NIGRIPES;

EID: 79957712546     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2011.100092     Document Type: Article

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