Environmental and social determinants of winter fat storage in the Great Tit Parus major

1. It has generally been assumed that reduced winter fat reserves in small birds are symptomatic of environmental constraints on their ability to fatten further. Contrary to this, recent theoretical work on foraging and fat storage suggests that such obser- vations result as a strategic response...

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Autor principal: Gosler, A
Formato: Journal article
Publicado em: Wiley 1996