Impact of miniaturized geolocators on barn swallow Hirundo rustica fitness traits

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 417-423

  Scandolara, Chiara ^a,c   Rubolini, Diego ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Caprioli, Manuela ^a   Hahn, Steffen ^c   Liechti, Felix ^c   Romano, Andrea ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Sicurella, Beatrice ^b   Saino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 84908387729     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jav.00412     Document Type: Article

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