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Age-related changes in efficiency among breeding Common Terns Sterna hirundo: measurement of energy expenditure using doubly-labelled water

H. Galbraith, Auteur ; J. J. Hatch, Auteur ; I. C. T. Nisbet, Auteur ; T. H. Kunz, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (30(1) MAR 1999)

We used doubly-labelled water to measure field metabolic rates of breeding Common Terns Sterna hirundo, and hence to investigate differences in reproductive efficiency among birds of different ages. Field metabolic rates, activity patterns, chan[...]

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