Seasonal changes in body weight and composition of dunlin ( Calidris alpina )
Seasonal variations in body weight and composition were studied in a population of dunlin (Calidris alpina) wintering in the Fraser River delta in 1979–1980. In December, mean body weights reached a peak of 61 and 56 g in female and male dunlin, respectively. During the next 2 months, body weight de...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1984
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z84-024 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z84-024 |