SEASONAL AND MIGRATIONAL WEIGHT CHANGES IN DUNLINS

被引:77
作者
PIENKOWSKI, MW
LLOYD, CS
MINTON, CDT
机构
[1] Department of Zoology, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, South Road
[2] Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Woolstone Lodge
[3] Hereford
基金
英国自然环境研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1080/00063657909476632
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
In eastern England, Dunlin weights peak in December. Is this because food is abundant then, or an ’ insurance’ against cold weather to come? Such early winter weight peaks do not occur in south-western Britain, and the implications of this are discussed. © 1979 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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页码:134 / 148
页数:15
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