Arctic-nesting birds find physiological relief in the face of trophic constraints

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  McKinnon, Laura ^a   Nol, Erica ^a   Juillet, Cédric ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84877729691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01816     Document Type: Article

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