Sources of variation in uropygial gland size in European birds

2013/08/07 by Orsolya Vincze, Csongor I. Vágási, István Kovács +2 · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Immunology and Microbiology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Avian ecology and behavior #Bird parasitology and diseases #Animal Behavior and Reproduction

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/bij.12139

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