Moult strategies of Cory’s Shearwaters Calonectris diomedea borealis: The influence of colony location, sex and individual breeding status
The replacement of old feathers is essential for birds, but it is also an energy-demanding task. As moult usually does not coincide with other stressful events in its annual cycle, such as reproduction and migration, the bird can optimise its use of time and energy allocated to different activities....
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| Language: | eng |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1372 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1372 |