Temporal patterns of avian body size reflect linear size responses to broadscale environmental change over the last 50 years

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 529-535

  Gardner, Janet L ^a,b   Amano, Tatsuya ^c   Backwell, Patrica R Y ^b   Ikin, Karen ^d   Sutherland, William J ^c   Peters, Anne ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84910018517     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jav.00431     Document Type: Article

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