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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Autor principal: Alonso, Hany Rafael de Drummond Ludovice Garcia (author)
Outros Autores: Matias, Rafael (author), Granadeiro, José Pedro (author), Catry, Paulo (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1372
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1372