Problems with using ptilochronology to measure the growth and nutritional status of nestling bluebirds

Condor

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 823-830

  Elderbrock, Emily K ^a,b   Kern, Michael D ^a   Lynn, Sharon E ^a  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Bluebird; Growth bars; Nestlings; Ptilochronology; Sialia sialis

Indexed keywords

AVES; SIALIA; SIALIA SIALIS;

EID: 84870495601     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.110191     Document Type: Article

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