Body mass loss amongst moulting Pochard Aythya ferina and Tufted Duck A. fuligula at Abberton Reservoir, South East England

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 727-732

  Fox, Anthony D ^a   King, Roy ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy budget; Fat stores; Moult migration; Phenotypic plasticity; Wing moult

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENERGETICS; FAT; METABOLISM; MOLT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; WATERFOWL; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ABBERTON RESERVOIR; ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANAS; AYTHYA FERINA; AYTHYA FULIGULA;

EID: 79958766337     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0656-7     Document Type: Article

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