Experimental study of the effect of clutch size on nest defense intensity in Black-tailed Gulls

Ornithological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-100

  Kazama, Kentaro ^a   Watanuki, Yutaka ^a   Niizuma, Yasuaki ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Black tailed Gull; Clutch size; Individual variation; Nest defense; Parental investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015527503     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/osj.9.93     Document Type: Article

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