Metabolic response to changes in temperature in northern wheatears from an arctic and a temperate populations

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 479-485

  Maggini, Ivan ^a,b   Bairlein, Franz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BREEDING SEASON; FEATHER; HABITAT; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; PASSERINE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ICELAND; NORWAY;

AVES; OENANTHE (AVES); OENANTHE OENANTHE; PASSERI;

EID: 84884715236     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2013.05869.x     Document Type: Article

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