Relationships of settlement date and body size with reproductive success in male oriental great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 398-404

  Choi, Yu Seong ^a   Lee, Yun Kyoung ^b   Yoo, Jeong Chil ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus orientalis; Body size; Breeding status; Reproductive success; Settlement date

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; ACROCEPHALUS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 80051668857     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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