Sex-specific food provisioning in a monomorphic seabird, the common guillemot Uria aalge: nest defence, foraging efficiency or parental effort?

Author(s): Thaxter, C.B., Daunt, F., Hamer, K.C., Watanuki, Y., Harris, M.P., Gr

Published: January 2009

Journal: Journal of Avian Biology Volume: 40

Digital Identifier No. (DOI): 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04507.x

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