Sources of variation in uropygial gland size in european birds

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 543-563

  Vincze, Orsolya ^a,b   Vágási, Csongor I ^a,b   Kovács, István ^c   Galván, Ismael ^d,e   Pap, Péter L ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c Milvus Group Bird and Nature Protection Association   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Habitat; Life history; Microbial infection; Seasonal change

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; EGGSHELL; FEATHER; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OIL PRODUCTION; PLUMAGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECRETION; SIZE; SURFACE AREA; WATERPROOFING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84885853227     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12139     Document Type: Article

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